diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
index 4515735c4..8bc717802 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks.go
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ func (f *ForkChoice) ShouldOverrideFCU() (override bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Return early if we are checking before 10 seconds into the slot
+	secs, err := slots.SecondsSinceSlotStart(head.slot, f.store.genesisTime, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("could not check current slot")
+		return true
+	}
+	if secs < ProcessAttestationsThreshold {
+		return true
+	}
 	// Only orphan a block if the parent LMD vote is strong
 	if parent.weight*100 < f.store.committeeWeight*params.BeaconConfig().ReorgParentWeightThreshold {
 		return
diff --git a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks_test.go b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks_test.go
index dd5837606..dd6694aed 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree/reorg_late_blocks_test.go
@@ -85,11 +85,19 @@ func TestForkChoice_ShouldOverrideFCU(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, false, f.ShouldOverrideFCU())
 		f.store.headNode.parent = saved
 	})
-	t.Run("parent is weak", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("parent is weak early call", func(t *testing.T) {
 		saved := f.store.headNode.parent.weight
 		f.store.headNode.parent.weight = 0
+		require.Equal(t, true, f.ShouldOverrideFCU())
+		f.store.headNode.parent.weight = saved
+	})
+	t.Run("parent is weak late call", func(t *testing.T) {
+		saved := f.store.headNode.parent.weight
+		driftGenesisTime(f, 2, 11)
+		f.store.headNode.parent.weight = 0
 		require.Equal(t, false, f.ShouldOverrideFCU())
 		f.store.headNode.parent.weight = saved
+		driftGenesisTime(f, 2, orphanLateBlockFirstThreshold+1)
 	})
 	t.Run("Head is strong", func(t *testing.T) {
 		f.store.headNode.weight = f.store.committeeWeight