diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 58945ddbd1..c4f98d09a0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -1056,10 +1056,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                 &mut self.network,
             ),
             RequestId::BackFillBlocks { id: _ } => {
-                warn!(self.log, "Blob received during backfill block request"; "peer_id" => %peer_id  );
+                crit!(self.log, "Blob received during backfill block request"; "peer_id" => %peer_id  );
             }
             RequestId::RangeBlocks { id: _ } => {
-                warn!(self.log, "Blob received during range block request"; "peer_id" => %peer_id  );
+                crit!(self.log, "Blob received during range block request"; "peer_id" => %peer_id  );
             }
             RequestId::BackFillBlockAndBlobs { id } => {
                 self.backfill_block_and_blobs_response(id, peer_id, blob.into())