diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
index 2e1183765..25f78dd4d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ go_library(
         "//shared/hashutil:go_default_library",
         "//shared/p2p:go_default_library",
         "//shared/params:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//proto:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/fork_choice.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/fork_choice.go
index 5267cfc66..3812398d2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/fork_choice.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/fork_choice.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ func (c *ChainService) ApplyForkChoiceRule(
 	}
 
 	newState := postState
-	if !isDescendant {
+	if !isDescendant && !proto.Equal(currentHead, newHead) {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"currentSlot": currentHead.Slot - params.BeaconConfig().GenesisSlot,
 			"currentRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(currentHeadRoot[:])),
@@ -195,6 +196,13 @@ func (c *ChainService) ApplyForkChoiceRule(
 		reorgCount.Inc()
 	}
 
+	if proto.Equal(currentHead, newHead) {
+		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"currentSlot": currentHead.Slot - params.BeaconConfig().GenesisSlot,
+			"currentRoot": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(currentHeadRoot[:])),
+		}).Warn("Head did not change after fork choice, current head has the most votes")
+	}
+
 	// If we receive forked blocks.
 	if newHead.Slot != newState.Slot {
 		newState, err = c.beaconDB.HistoricalStateFromSlot(ctx, newHead.Slot, newHeadRoot)