diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
index 0175ab3251c..6f71eb137d6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var (
 	errFetcherCtxIsDone      = errors.New("fetcher's context is done, reinitialize")
 	errSlotIsTooHigh         = errors.New("slot is higher than the finalized slot")
 	errBlockAlreadyProcessed = errors.New("block is already processed")
+	errParentDoesNotExist    = errors.New("beacon node doesn't have a parent in db with root")
 	errInvalidFetchedData    = errors.New("invalid data returned from peer")
 )
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_queue_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_queue_test.go
index 29cc32a1d30..4e9947093cb 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_queue_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_queue_test.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestBlocksQueue_Loop(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NoError(t, queue.start())
 			processBlock := func(block *eth.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
 				if !beaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(block.Block.ParentRoot)) {
-					return fmt.Errorf("beacon node doesn't have a block in db with root %#x", block.Block.ParentRoot)
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w: %#x", errParentDoesNotExist, block.Block.ParentRoot)
 				}
 				root, err := block.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
index c5d0ed4be2f..b8e8b5f3173 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/round_robin.go
@@ -121,16 +121,26 @@ func (s *Service) processFetchedDataRegSync(
 	defer s.updatePeerScorerStats(data.pid, startSlot)
 
 	blockReceiver := s.chain.ReceiveBlock
+	invalidBlocks := 0
 	for _, blk := range data.blocks {
 		if err := s.processBlock(ctx, genesis, blk, blockReceiver); err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, errBlockAlreadyProcessed) {
+			switch {
+			case errors.Is(err, errBlockAlreadyProcessed):
 				log.WithField("err", err.Error()).Debug("Block is not processed")
-			} else {
+				invalidBlocks++
+			case errors.Is(err, errParentDoesNotExist):
+				log.WithField("err", err.Error()).Debug("Block is not processed")
+				invalidBlocks++
+			default:
 				log.WithField("err", err.Error()).Warn("Block is not processed")
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 	}
+	// Add more visible logging if all blocks cannot be processed.
+	if len(data.blocks) == invalidBlocks {
+		log.WithField("err", "Range had no valid blocks to process").Warn("Range is not processed")
+	}
 }
 
 // highestFinalizedEpoch returns the absolute highest finalized epoch of all connected peers.
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ func (s *Service) processBlock(
 	s.logSyncStatus(genesis, blk.Block, blkRoot)
 	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block.ParentRoot)
 	if !s.db.HasBlock(ctx, parentRoot) && !s.chain.HasInitSyncBlock(parentRoot) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("beacon node doesn't have a block in db with root %#x", blk.Block.ParentRoot)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %#x", errParentDoesNotExist, blk.Block.ParentRoot)
 	}
 	if err := blockReceiver(ctx, blk, blkRoot); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -237,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *Service) processBatchedBlocks(ctx context.Context, genesis time.Time,
 	s.logBatchSyncStatus(genesis, blks, blkRoot)
 	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(firstBlock.Block.ParentRoot)
 	if !s.db.HasBlock(ctx, parentRoot) && !s.chain.HasInitSyncBlock(parentRoot) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("beacon node doesn't have a block in db with root %#x", firstBlock.Block.ParentRoot)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %#x", errParentDoesNotExist, firstBlock.Block.ParentRoot)
 	}
 	blockRoots := make([][32]byte, len(blks))
 	blockRoots[0] = blkRoot