diff --git a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
index b0c5422e..8a5b744c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) checkForReadyPublish(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "metadata service is not ready")
 	}
 
+	status := b.beacon.GetStatus(ctx)
+	if status == nil {
+		return errors.New("failed to get beacon node status")
+	}
+
+	syncState := status.SyncState()
+	if syncState == nil {
+		return errors.New("missing beacon node status sync state")
+	}
+
+	if syncState.IsSyncing {
+		return errors.New("beacon node is syncing")
+	}
+
 	for _, callback := range b.onReadyCallbacks {
 		if err := callback(ctx); err != nil {
 			b.log.WithError(err).Error("failed to run on ready callback")
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/sentry.go b/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
index 5bd751d9..d5bf97ad 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ func (s *Sentry) syncClockDrift(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Sentry) handleNewDecoratedEvent(ctx context.Context, event *xatu.DecoratedEvent) error {
+	status := s.beacon.Node().GetStatus(ctx)
+	if status == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	syncState := status.SyncState()
+	if syncState == nil || syncState.IsSyncing {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for _, sink := range s.sinks {
 		if err := sink.HandleNewDecoratedEvent(ctx, event); err != nil {
 			s.log.WithError(err).WithField("sink", sink.Type()).Error("Failed to send event to sink")