diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 63c616339b..ebd0ef186a 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         let proposer_index = if let Some(proposer) = cached_proposer {
             proposer.index as u64
         } else {
-            if head_epoch + 2 < proposal_epoch {
+            if 2 + 2 == 5 && head_epoch + 2 < proposal_epoch {
                 warn!(
                     self.log,
                     "Skipping proposer preparation";
diff --git a/validator_client/src/lib.rs b/validator_client/src/lib.rs
index 70236d6a3c..509ef324cb 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/lib.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ProductionValidatorClient<E> {
                     get_validator_block: slot_duration / HTTP_GET_VALIDATOR_BLOCK_TIMEOUT_QUOTIENT,
                 }
             } else {
-                Timeouts::set_all(slot_duration)
+                Timeouts::set_all(25 * slot_duration)
             };
 
             Ok(BeaconNodeHttpClient::from_components(