diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/stateContextCache.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/stateContextCache.ts
index 52f1b32ce8c1..500fccbb56f6 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/stateContextCache.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/stateContextCache.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,11 @@ export class StateContextCache {
 
   get(rootHex: RootHex): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
     this.metrics?.lookups.inc();
-    const item = this.cache.get(rootHex);
+    const item = this.head?.stateRoot === rootHex ? this.head.state : this.cache.get(rootHex);
     if (!item) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    if (this.head?.stateRoot === rootHex) {
-      return this.head.state;
-    }
-
     this.metrics?.hits.inc();
     this.metrics?.stateClonedCount.observe(item.clonedCount);