diff --git a/beacon_node/genesis/src/eth1_genesis_service.rs b/beacon_node/genesis/src/eth1_genesis_service.rs
index 3e91504951..7015705027 100644
--- a/beacon_node/genesis/src/eth1_genesis_service.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/genesis/src/eth1_genesis_service.rs
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl Eth1GenesisService {
                     None
                 };
 
-                apply_deposit(&mut state, data, proof, spec)
+                apply_deposit(&mut state, data, proof, true, spec)
                     .map_err(|e| format!("Error whilst processing deposit: {:?}", e))
             })?;
 
diff --git a/consensus/state_processing/src/genesis.rs b/consensus/state_processing/src/genesis.rs
index 38006b83ca..c73417077a 100644
--- a/consensus/state_processing/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/consensus/state_processing/src/genesis.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn initialize_beacon_state_from_eth1<E: EthSpec>(
             .map_err(BlockProcessingError::MerkleTreeError)?;
         state.eth1_data_mut().deposit_root = deposit_tree.root();
         let Deposit { proof, data } = deposit;
-        apply_deposit(&mut state, data, Some(proof), spec)?;
+        apply_deposit(&mut state, data, Some(proof), true, spec)?;
     }
 
     process_activations(&mut state, spec)?;
diff --git a/consensus/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/process_operations.rs b/consensus/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/process_operations.rs
index 0fbb82ed1d..9d2235e2d4 100644
--- a/consensus/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/process_operations.rs
+++ b/consensus/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/process_operations.rs
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ pub fn process_deposits<E: EthSpec>(
 
     // Update the state in series.
     for deposit in deposits {
-        apply_deposit(state, deposit.data.clone(), None, spec)?;
+        apply_deposit(state, deposit.data.clone(), None, true, spec)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ pub fn apply_deposit<E: EthSpec>(
     state: &mut BeaconState<E>,
     deposit_data: DepositData,
     proof: Option<FixedVector<Hash256, U33>>,
+    increment_eth1_deposit_index: bool,
     spec: &ChainSpec,
 ) -> Result<(), BlockProcessingError> {
     let deposit_index = state.eth1_deposit_index() as usize;
@@ -440,7 +441,9 @@ pub fn apply_deposit<E: EthSpec>(
             .map_err(|e| e.into_with_index(deposit_index))?;
     }
 
-    state.eth1_deposit_index_mut().safe_add_assign(1)?;
+    if increment_eth1_deposit_index {
+        state.eth1_deposit_index_mut().safe_add_assign(1)?;
+    }
 
     // Get an `Option<u64>` where `u64` is the validator index if this deposit public key
     // already exists in the beacon_state.
@@ -641,7 +644,7 @@ pub fn process_deposit_receipts<E: EthSpec>(
             amount: receipt.amount,
             signature: receipt.signature.clone().into(),
         };
-        apply_deposit(state, deposit_data, None, spec)?
+        apply_deposit(state, deposit_data, None, false, spec)?
     }
 
     Ok(())