diff --git a/block/manager.go b/block/manager.go
index 3d2839c3d77..4678d7fedb6 100644
--- a/block/manager.go
+++ b/block/manager.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (m *Manager) SyncLoop(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 			daHeight := blockEvent.daHeight
 			blockHash := block.Hash().String()
 			blockHeight := uint64(block.Height())
-			m.logger.Debug("block body retrieved from DALC",
+			m.logger.Debug("block body retrieved",
 				"height", blockHeight,
 				"daHeight", daHeight,
 				"hash", blockHash,
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ func (m *Manager) BlockStoreRetrieveLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			daHeight := atomic.LoadUint64(&m.daHeight)
 			for _, block := range blocks {
 				m.blockInCh <- newBlockEvent{block, daHeight}
+				m.logger.Debug("block retrieved from p2p block sync", "blockHeight", block.Height(), "daHeight", daHeight)
+
 			}
 		}
 		lastBlockStoreHeight = blockStoreHeight
@@ -648,6 +650,11 @@ func (m *Manager) publishBlock(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	blockHeight := uint64(block.Height())
+	// Update the stored height before submitting to the DA layer and committing to the DB
+	m.store.SetHeight(blockHeight)
+
 	blockHash := block.Hash().String()
 	m.blockCache.setSeen(blockHash)
 
@@ -669,8 +676,6 @@ func (m *Manager) publishBlock(ctx context.Context) error {
 	m.pendingBlocks = append(m.pendingBlocks, block)
 	m.pendingBlocksMtx.Unlock()
 
-	blockHeight := uint64(block.SignedHeader.Header.Height())
-
 	// Commit the new state and block which writes to disk on the proxy app
 	_, _, err = m.executor.Commit(ctx, newState, block, responses)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -689,9 +694,6 @@ func (m *Manager) publishBlock(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Only update the stored height after successfully submitting to DA layer and committing to the DB
-	m.store.SetHeight(blockHeight)
-
 	newState.DAHeight = atomic.LoadUint64(&m.daHeight)
 	// After this call m.lastState is the NEW state returned from ApplyBlock
 	// updateState also commits the DB tx