diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
index cc58f39db..c177a0cae 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 	}
 
 	nextSlot := s.CurrentSlot() + 1 // Cache payload ID for next slot proposer.
-	hasAttr, attr, proposerId := s.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, arg.headState, nextSlot)
+	hasAttr, attr, proposerId := s.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, arg.headState, nextSlot, arg.headRoot[:])
 
 	payloadID, lastValidHash, err := s.cfg.ExecutionEngineCaller.ForkchoiceUpdated(ctx, fcs, attr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
 
 // getPayloadAttributes returns the payload attributes for the given state and slot.
 // The attribute is required to initiate a payload build process in the context of an `engine_forkchoiceUpdated` call.
-func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, slot primitives.Slot) (bool, payloadattribute.Attributer, primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
+func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, slot primitives.Slot, headRoot []byte) (bool, payloadattribute.Attributer, primitives.ValidatorIndex) {
 	emptyAttri := payloadattribute.EmptyWithVersion(st.Version())
 	// Root is `[32]byte{}` since we are retrieving proposer ID of a given slot. During insertion at assignment the root was not known.
 	proposerID, _, ok := s.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.GetProposerPayloadIDs(slot, [32]byte{} /* root */)
@@ -261,10 +261,13 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState,
 
 	// Get previous randao.
 	st = st.Copy()
-	st, err := transition.ProcessSlotsIfPossible(ctx, st, slot)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not process slots to get payload attribute")
-		return false, emptyAttri, 0
+	if slot > st.Slot() {
+		var err error
+		st, err = transition.ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, st, headRoot, slot)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not process slots to get payload attribute")
+			return false, emptyAttri, 0
+		}
 	}
 	prevRando, err := helpers.RandaoMix(st, time.CurrentEpoch(st))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
index 92bd88768..0462e82b9 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine_test.go
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0)
+	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
 	require.Equal(t, false, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	slot := primitives.Slot(1)
 	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot)
+	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	suggestedAddr := common.HexToAddress("123")
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx, []primitives.ValidatorIndex{suggestedVid}, []common.Address{suggestedAddr}))
 	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
-	hasPayload, attr, vId = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot)
+	hasPayload, attr, vId = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttribute_PrepareAllPayloads(t *testing.T) {
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateBellatrix(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0)
+	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateCapella(t, 1)
-	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0)
+	hasPayload, _, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, 0, []byte{})
 	require.Equal(t, false, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.ValidatorIndex(0), vId)
 
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
 	slot := primitives.Slot(1)
 	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot)
+	hasPayload, attr, vId := service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
 	require.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().EthBurnAddressHex, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()).String())
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func Test_GetPayloadAttributeV2(t *testing.T) {
 	suggestedAddr := common.HexToAddress("123")
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx, []primitives.ValidatorIndex{suggestedVid}, []common.Address{suggestedAddr}))
 	service.cfg.ProposerSlotIndexCache.SetProposerAndPayloadIDs(slot, suggestedVid, [8]byte{}, [32]byte{})
-	hasPayload, attr, vId = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot)
+	hasPayload, attr, vId = service.getPayloadAttribute(ctx, st, slot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:])
 	require.Equal(t, true, hasPayload)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedVid, vId)
 	require.Equal(t, suggestedAddr, common.BytesToAddress(attr.SuggestedFeeRecipient()))