diff --git a/eth1_api/src/execution_service.rs b/eth1_api/src/execution_service.rs
index 628fe4cc..0827d89e 100644
--- a/eth1_api/src/execution_service.rs
+++ b/eth1_api/src/execution_service.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ impl<P: Preset, W: Wait> ExecutionService<P, W> {
         finalized_eth1_block_hash: ExecutionBlockHash,
         payload_attributes: Either<Phase, PayloadAttributes<P>>,
     ) -> Option<ForkChoiceUpdatedResponse> {
+        let payload_id_expected = payload_attributes.as_ref().right().is_some();
+
         let response = self
             .api
             .forkchoice_updated(
@@ -126,6 +128,10 @@ impl<P: Preset, W: Wait> ExecutionService<P, W> {
 
         match response {
             Ok(response) => {
+                if response.payload_id.is_none() && payload_id_expected {
+                    warn!("payload_id expected but was none: {response:?}");
+                }
+
                 if response.payload_status.status.is_invalid() {
                     warn!(
                         "engine_forkchoiceUpdated returned INVALID status \
diff --git a/validator/src/validator.rs b/validator/src/validator.rs
index 73b498dd..4ab2aa81 100644
--- a/validator/src/validator.rs
+++ b/validator/src/validator.rs
@@ -873,6 +873,10 @@ impl<P: Preset, W: Wait + Sync> Validator<P, W> {
         };
 
         let Some(payload_id) = payload_id else {
+            error!(
+                "payload_id from execution layer was not received; This will lead to missed block"
+            );
+
             return Ok(None);
         };