diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockPropagationManager.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockPropagationManager.java
index 7c7ee28eb30..c08346f400a 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockPropagationManager.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/BlockPropagationManager.java
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ private void handleNewBlockHashesFromNetwork(final EthMessage message) {
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   private CompletableFuture<Block> retrieveMissingAnnouncedBlock(final long blockNumber) {
+    LOG.info("retrieveMissingAnnouncedBlock " + blockNumber);
     final List<EthPeer> peers =
         ethContext.getEthPeers().streamBestPeers().collect(Collectors.toList());
     final GetBlockFromPeersTask getBlockTask =
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/state/PendingBlocksManagerTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/state/PendingBlocksManagerTest.java
index 18e1315d56a..8c867c7d254 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/state/PendingBlocksManagerTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/state/PendingBlocksManagerTest.java
@@ -245,4 +245,18 @@ public void shouldReplaceLowestPriorityBlockWhenCacheIsFull() {
     }
     assertThat(pendingBlocksManager.contains(reorgBlock.getHash())).isTrue();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldReturnLowestBlockByNumber() {
+    final BlockDataGenerator gen = new BlockDataGenerator();
+    final Block parentBlock = gen.block();
+    final Block childBlock = gen.nextBlock(parentBlock);
+    final Block childBlock2 = gen.nextBlock(parentBlock);
+
+    pendingBlocksManager.registerPendingBlock(parentBlock, NODE_ID_1);
+    pendingBlocksManager.registerPendingBlock(childBlock, NODE_ID_1);
+    pendingBlocksManager.registerPendingBlock(childBlock2, NODE_ID_1);
+
+    assertThat(pendingBlocksManager.lowestAnnouncedBlock()).contains(parentBlock.getHeader());
+  }
 }