diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/backfill_sync/mod.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/backfill_sync/mod.rs
index cd3f0dcbeb..509caf7316 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/backfill_sync/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/backfill_sync/mod.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 
 use crate::network_beacon_processor::ChainSegmentProcessId;
 use crate::sync::manager::BatchProcessResult;
-use crate::sync::network_context::RangeRequestId;
-use crate::sync::network_context::SyncNetworkContext;
+use crate::sync::network_context::{RangeRequestId, RpcResponseError, SyncNetworkContext};
 use crate::sync::range_sync::{
     BatchConfig, BatchId, BatchInfo, BatchOperationOutcome, BatchProcessingResult, BatchState,
 };
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BackFillSync<T> {
         batch_id: BatchId,
         peer_id: &PeerId,
         request_id: Id,
+        err: RpcResponseError,
     ) -> Result<(), BackFillError> {
         if let Some(batch) = self.batches.get_mut(&batch_id) {
             // A batch could be retried without the peer failing the request (disconnecting/
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BackFillSync<T> {
             if !batch.is_expecting_block(&request_id) {
                 return Ok(());
             }
-            debug!(batch_epoch = %batch_id, error = "rpc_error", "Batch failed");
+            debug!(batch_epoch = %batch_id, error = ?err, "Batch download failed");
             if let Some(active_requests) = self.active_requests.get_mut(peer_id) {
                 active_requests.remove(&batch_id);
             }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 671fa1e3b4..1e6d21d68a 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                Err(_) => match range_request_id.requester {
+                Err(e) => match range_request_id.requester {
                     RangeRequestId::RangeSync { chain_id, batch_id } => {
                         self.range_sync.inject_error(
                             &mut self.network,
@@ -1296,16 +1296,22 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                             batch_id,
                             chain_id,
                             range_request_id.id,
+                            e,
                         );
                         self.update_sync_state();
                     }
-                    RangeRequestId::BackfillSync { batch_id } => match self
-                        .backfill_sync
-                        .inject_error(&mut self.network, batch_id, &peer_id, range_request_id.id)
-                    {
-                        Ok(_) => {}
-                        Err(_) => self.update_sync_state(),
-                    },
+                    RangeRequestId::BackfillSync { batch_id } => {
+                        match self.backfill_sync.inject_error(
+                            &mut self.network,
+                            batch_id,
+                            &peer_id,
+                            range_request_id.id,
+                            e,
+                        ) {
+                            Ok(_) => {}
+                            Err(_) => self.update_sync_state(),
+                        }
+                    }
                 },
             }
         }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
index 70c7b6f98f..24045e901b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/chain.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::batch::{BatchInfo, BatchProcessingResult, BatchState};
 use super::RangeSyncType;
 use crate::metrics;
 use crate::network_beacon_processor::ChainSegmentProcessId;
-use crate::sync::network_context::RangeRequestId;
+use crate::sync::network_context::{RangeRequestId, RpcResponseError};
 use crate::sync::{network_context::SyncNetworkContext, BatchOperationOutcome, BatchProcessResult};
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::RpcBlock;
 use beacon_chain::BeaconChainTypes;
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncingChain<T> {
         batch_id: BatchId,
         peer_id: &PeerId,
         request_id: Id,
+        err: RpcResponseError,
     ) -> ProcessingResult {
         let batch_state = self.visualize_batch_state();
         if let Some(batch) = self.batches.get_mut(&batch_id) {
@@ -901,9 +902,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncingChain<T> {
             debug!(
                 batch_epoch = %batch_id,
                 batch_state = ?batch.state(),
+                error = ?err,
                 %peer_id,
                 %request_id,
-                "Batch failed. RPC Error"
+                "Batch download error"
             );
             if let Some(active_requests) = self.peers.get_mut(peer_id) {
                 active_requests.remove(&batch_id);
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
index e4a20f6349..ab9a88e4ac 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use super::chain_collection::{ChainCollection, SyncChainStatus};
 use super::sync_type::RangeSyncType;
 use crate::metrics;
 use crate::status::ToStatusMessage;
-use crate::sync::network_context::SyncNetworkContext;
+use crate::sync::network_context::{RpcResponseError, SyncNetworkContext};
 use crate::sync::BatchProcessResult;
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::RpcBlock;
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes};
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ where
         batch_id: BatchId,
         chain_id: ChainId,
         request_id: Id,
+        err: RpcResponseError,
     ) {
         // check that this request is pending
         match self.chains.call_by_id(chain_id, |chain| {
-            chain.inject_error(network, batch_id, &peer_id, request_id)
+            chain.inject_error(network, batch_id, &peer_id, request_id, err)
         }) {
             Ok((removed_chain, sync_type)) => {
                 if let Some((removed_chain, remove_reason)) = removed_chain {