diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
index 9d555e8ad2..0c2ae6dd56 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
@@ -118,13 +118,15 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> GossipVerifiedEnvelope<T> {
             });
         };
 
-        let latest_finalized_slot = fork_choice_read_lock
+        drop(fork_choice_read_lock);
+
+        let latest_finalized_slot = ctx
+            .canonical_head
+            .cached_head()
             .finalized_checkpoint()
             .epoch
             .start_slot(T::EthSpec::slots_per_epoch());
 
-        drop(fork_choice_read_lock);
-
         // TODO(EIP-7732): check that we haven't seen another valid `SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope`
         //                 for this block root from this builder - envelope status table check
         let block = match ctx.store.try_get_full_block(&beacon_block_root)? {