diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/lib.rs
index ab9ab045f4..84723fb6a0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/lib.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl BeaconProcessorQueueLengths {
             // We don't request more than `PARENT_DEPTH_TOLERANCE` (32) lookups, so we can limit
             // this queue size. With 48 max blobs per block, each column sidecar list could be up to 12MB.
             rpc_custody_column_queue: 64,
-            column_reconstruction_queue: 64,
+            column_reconstruction_queue: 1,
             chain_segment_queue: 64,
             backfill_chain_segment: 64,
             gossip_block_queue: 1024,
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconProcessor<E> {
         let mut rpc_blob_queue = FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.rpc_blob_queue);
         let mut rpc_custody_column_queue = FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.rpc_custody_column_queue);
         let mut column_reconstruction_queue =
-            FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.column_reconstruction_queue);
+            LifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.column_reconstruction_queue);
         let mut chain_segment_queue = FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.chain_segment_queue);
         let mut backfill_chain_segment = FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.backfill_chain_segment);
         let mut gossip_block_queue = FifoQueue::new(queue_lengths.gossip_block_queue);
@@ -1354,9 +1354,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconProcessor<E> {
                             Work::RpcCustodyColumn { .. } => {
                                 rpc_custody_column_queue.push(work, work_id)
                             }
-                            Work::ColumnReconstruction(_) => {
-                                column_reconstruction_queue.push(work, work_id)
-                            }
+                            Work::ColumnReconstruction(_) => column_reconstruction_queue.push(work),
                             Work::ChainSegment { .. } => chain_segment_queue.push(work, work_id),
                             Work::ChainSegmentBackfill { .. } => {
                                 backfill_chain_segment.push(work, work_id)