diff --git a/beacon_chain/validators/beacon_validators.nim b/beacon_chain/validators/beacon_validators.nim
index 73d6d1edda..0514beac98 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validators/beacon_validators.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validators/beacon_validators.nim
@@ -258,10 +258,9 @@ proc syncStatus*(node: BeaconNode, head: BlockRef): ChainSyncStatus =
 
   let numPeers = len(node.network.peerPool)
   if numPeers <= node.config.maxPeers div 4:
-    # We may have poor connectivity, wait until more peers are available
-    warn "Chain appears to have stalled, but have low peers",
-      numPeers, maxPeers = node.config.maxPeers
-    node.dag.resetChainProgressWatchdog()
+    # We may have poor connectivity, wait until more peers are available.
+    # This could also be intermittent, as state replays while chain is degraded
+    # may take significant amounts of time, during which many peers are lost
     return ChainSyncStatus.Syncing
 
   let