diff --git a/packages/lodestar/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts b/packages/lodestar/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
index 700d326c6e75..578ac6e86fd5 100644
--- a/packages/lodestar/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/lodestar/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export async function importBlock(chain: ImportBlockModules, fullyVerifiedBlock:
     }
   }
 
-  void issueNextProposerEngineFcU(chain, postState).then((payloadId) => {
+  void maybeIssueNextProposerEngineFcU(chain, postState).then((payloadId) => {
     // NOTE: forkChoice.fsStore.finalizedCheckpoint MUST only change is response to an onBlock event
     // Notify execution layer of head and finalized updates only if has already
     // not been done via payloadId generation. But even if this fcU follows the
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export async function importBlock(chain: ImportBlockModules, fullyVerifiedBlock:
   pendingEvents.emit();
 }
 
-export async function issueNextProposerEngineFcU(
+async function maybeIssueNextProposerEngineFcU(
   chain: ImportBlockModules,
   state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks
 ): Promise<PayloadId | null> {