diff --git a/process/constants.go b/process/constants.go
index 997e0a2a45..dfc4a99261 100644
--- a/process/constants.go
+++ b/process/constants.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const BlockFinality = 1
 const MetaBlockValidity = 1
 
 // EpochChangeGracePeriod defines the allowed round numbers till the shard has to change the epoch
-const EpochChangeGracePeriod = 1
+const EpochChangeGracePeriod = 2
 
 // MaxHeaderRequestsAllowed defines the maximum number of missing cross-shard headers (gaps) which could be requested
 // in one round, when node processes a received block