diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
index e9aab3815f92..4eef5a66241d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState,
 			logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"validatorIndex": proposerID,
 				"burnAddress":    fieldparams.EthBurnAddressHex,
-			}).Error("Fee recipient not set. Using burn address")
+			}).Warn("Fee recipient is currently using the burn address, " +
+				"you will not be rewarded transaction fees on this setting. " +
+				"Please set a different eth address as the fee recipient. " +
+				"Please refer to our documentation for instructions")
 		}
 	case err != nil:
 		return false, nil, 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get fee recipient in db")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
index 54a8087ff8e3..31934eabfadb 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
 	require.Equal(t, fieldparams.EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient).String())
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient not set. Using burn address")
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")
 
 	// Cache hit, advance state, has fee recipient
 	suggestedAddr := common.HexToAddress("123")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
index 8cf6c4c621f3..bdedd0759dac 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_execution_payload.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
@@ -121,18 +120,20 @@ func (vs *Server) getExecutionPayload(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, vIdx
 
 	feeRecipient := params.BeaconConfig().DefaultFeeRecipient
 	recipient, err := vs.BeaconDB.FeeRecipientByValidatorID(ctx, vIdx)
-	burnAddr := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{}, fieldparams.FeeRecipientLength)
 	switch err == nil {
 	case true:
 		feeRecipient = recipient
 	case errors.As(err, kv.ErrNotFoundFeeRecipient):
 		// If fee recipient is not found in DB and not set from beacon node CLI,
 		// use the burn address.
-		if bytes.Equal(feeRecipient.Bytes(), burnAddr) {
+		if feeRecipient.String() == fieldparams.EthBurnAddressHex {
 			logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 				"validatorIndex": vIdx,
-				"burnAddress":    common.BytesToAddress(burnAddr).Hex(),
-			}).Error("Fee recipient not set. Using burn address")
+				"burnAddress":    fieldparams.EthBurnAddressHex,
+			}).Warn("Fee recipient is currently using the burn address, " +
+				"you will not be rewarded transaction fees on this setting. " +
+				"Please set a different eth address as the fee recipient. " +
+				"Please refer to our documentation for instructions")
 		}
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get fee recipient in db")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_test.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_test.go
index 0df5ef109524..fac0e4d2bae5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_test.go
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ func TestProposer_GetBeaconBlock_BellatrixEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, randaoReveal, bellatrixBlk.Bellatrix.Body.RandaoReveal, "Expected block to have correct randao reveal")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, req.Graffiti, bellatrixBlk.Bellatrix.Body.Graffiti, "Expected block to have correct Graffiti")
 
-	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient not set. Using burn address")
+	require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")
 	require.DeepEqual(t, payload, bellatrixBlk.Bellatrix.Body.ExecutionPayload) // Payload should equal.
 
 	// Operator sets default fee recipient to not be burned through beacon node cli.
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ func TestProposer_GetBeaconBlock_BellatrixEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
 	_, err = proposerServer.GetBeaconBlock(ctx, req)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, newHook, "Fee recipient not set. Using burn address")
+	require.LogsDoNotContain(t, newHook, "Fee recipient is currently using the burn address")
 }
 
 func TestProposer_GetBeaconBlock_Optimistic(t *testing.T) {