diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 5e00dffbdd..9b08478dab 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ use state_processing::{
     per_slot_processing,
     state_advance::{complete_state_advance, partial_state_advance},
 };
-use types::consts::gloas::PAYLOAD_STATUS_FULL;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -133,6 +132,7 @@ use task_executor::{RayonPoolType, ShutdownReason, TaskExecutor};
 use tokio_stream::Stream;
 use tracing::{Span, debug, debug_span, error, info, info_span, instrument, trace, warn};
 use tree_hash::TreeHash;
+use types::consts::gloas::PAYLOAD_STATUS_FULL;
 use types::data::{ColumnIndex, FixedBlobSidecarList};
 use types::execution::BlockProductionVersion;
 use types::*;
@@ -2089,7 +2089,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
                 });
             }
 
-            if proto_block.slot < request_slot && proto_block.payload_status == PAYLOAD_STATUS_FULL {
+            if proto_block.slot < request_slot && proto_block.payload_status == PAYLOAD_STATUS_FULL
+            {
                 1
             } else {
                 0
@@ -2148,7 +2149,11 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             &self.spec,
         )?;
 
-        if self.spec.fork_name_at_slot::<T::EthSpec>(request_slot).gloas_enabled() {
+        if self
+            .spec
+            .fork_name_at_slot::<T::EthSpec>(request_slot)
+            .gloas_enabled()
+        {
             attestation.data_mut().index = payload_status
         }
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
index dea13f1eb3..2cc909f28b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ use task_executor::JoinHandle;
 use tracing::{Instrument, Span, debug, debug_span, error, info_span, instrument, warn};
 use types::{
     BeaconBlockRef, BeaconState, BeaconStateError, BlobsList, ChainSpec, DataColumnSidecarList,
-    Epoch, EthSpec, FullPayload, Hash256, InconsistentFork, KzgProofs,
-    RelativeEpoch, SignedBeaconBlock, SignedBeaconBlockHeader, Slot, StatePayloadStatus,
+    Epoch, EthSpec, FullPayload, Hash256, InconsistentFork, KzgProofs, RelativeEpoch,
+    SignedBeaconBlock, SignedBeaconBlockHeader, Slot, StatePayloadStatus,
     data::DataColumnSidecarError,
 };
 
@@ -1948,23 +1948,13 @@ fn load_parent<T: BeaconChainTypes, B: AsBlock<T::EthSpec>>(
                 && let Ok(parent_bid_block_hash) = parent_block.payload_bid_block_hash()
             {
                 if block.as_block().is_parent_block_full(parent_bid_block_hash) {
-                    // TODO(gloas): loading the envelope here is not very efficient.
-                    // The envelope may not have arrived yet, so we retry after a short delay.
-                    let envelope = match chain.store.get_payload_envelope(&root)? {
-                        Some(envelope) => envelope,
-                        None => {
-                            warn!(
-                                parent_block_root = ?root,
-                                "Parent block envelope not yet available, waiting 1s for arrival"
-                            );
-                            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
-                            chain.store.get_payload_envelope(&root)?.ok_or_else(|| {
-                                BeaconChainError::DBInconsistent(format!(
-                                    "Missing envelope for parent block {root:?}",
-                                ))
-                            })?
-                        }
-                    };
+                    // The parent block's envelope must have been imported for us to load the
+                    // full state. If it hasn't arrived yet, return an unknown parent error so
+                    // the block gets sent to the reprocess queue.
+                    let envelope = chain
+                        .store
+                        .get_payload_envelope(&root)?
+                        .ok_or(BlockError::ParentUnknown { parent_root: root })?;
                     (StatePayloadStatus::Full, envelope.message.state_root)
                 } else {
                     (StatePayloadStatus::Pending, parent_block.state_root())
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
index 39dc1a4451..06818209a4 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             return Err(EnvelopeError::BlockRootUnknown { block_root });
         }
 
-
         // TODO(gloas) no fork choice logic yet
         // Take an exclusive write-lock on fork choice. It's very important to prevent deadlocks by
         // avoiding taking other locks whilst holding this lock.
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/test_utils.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/test_utils.rs
index 85b51d442d..366d1dc831 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ use rayon::prelude::*;
 use sensitive_url::SensitiveUrl;
 use slot_clock::{SlotClock, TestingSlotClock};
 use ssz_types::{RuntimeVariableList, VariableList};
-use state_processing::{BlockSignatureStrategy, ConsensusContext, VerifyBlockRoot, per_block_processing};
 use state_processing::per_block_processing::compute_timestamp_at_slot;
 use state_processing::per_block_processing::deneb::kzg_commitment_to_versioned_hash;
 use state_processing::state_advance::complete_state_advance;
+use state_processing::{
+    BlockSignatureStrategy, ConsensusContext, VerifyBlockRoot, per_block_processing,
+};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fmt;
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/src/beacon/execution_payload_envelope.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/src/beacon/execution_payload_envelope.rs
index e2a3c746b3..6a04274bac 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/src/beacon/execution_payload_envelope.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/src/beacon/execution_payload_envelope.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub async fn publish_execution_payload_envelope<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
         warn!(%slot, %beacon_block_root, "Execution payload envelope rejected");
         return Err(warp_utils::reject::custom_bad_request(format!(
             "execution payload envelope rejected, gossip verification"
-        )))
+        )));
     };
 
     // Import the envelope locally (runs state transition and notifies the EL).