diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate.go b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate.go
index 177b3633a..e70325f64 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate.go
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ func (s *State) MigrateToCold(ctx context.Context, finalizedSlot uint64, finaliz
 			if !s.beaconDB.HasState(ctx, r) {
 				recoveredArchivedState, err := s.ComputeStateUpToSlot(ctx, stateSummary.Slot)
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					// For whatever reason if node fails to generate archived state of a certain slot,
+					// a node should just skip that slot rather than fail to whole process block routine.
+					// Missing an archived point of a certain slot is less of a deal than failing process block.
+					log.Warnf("Unable to generate archived state: %v", err)
+					continue
 				}
 				if err := s.beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, recoveredArchivedState.Copy(), r); err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/replay.go b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/replay.go
index 07948a3a8..2c0ee230d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/replay.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/replay.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *State) lastSavedState(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) (*state.BeaconS
 
 	lastSaved, err := s.beaconDB.HighestSlotStatesBelow(ctx, slot+1)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errUnknownState
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Given this is used to query canonical state. There should only be one saved canonical block of a given slot.