diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 7e772037cd..e0fbc91201 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -381,14 +381,11 @@ proc initFullNode(
     else:
       dag.tail.slot
 
-  proc getUntrustedBackfillSlot(): Slot =
+  func getUntrustedBackfillSlot(): Slot =
     if clist.tail.isSome():
       clist.tail.get().blck.slot
     else:
-      getLocalWallSlot()
-
-  func getUntrustedFrontfillSlot(): Slot =
-    getFirstSlotAtFinalizedEpoch()
+      dag.tail.slot
 
   func getFrontfillSlot(): Slot =
     max(dag.frontfill.get(BlockId()).slot, dag.horizon)
@@ -531,7 +528,7 @@ proc initFullNode(
       dag.cfg.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH, dag.cfg.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS,
       SyncQueueKind.Backward, getLocalHeadSlot,
       getLocalWallSlot, getFirstSlotAtFinalizedEpoch, getUntrustedBackfillSlot,
-      getUntrustedFrontfillSlot, isWithinWeakSubjectivityPeriod,
+      getFrontfillSlot, isWithinWeakSubjectivityPeriod,
       clistPivotSlot, untrustedBlockVerifier, maxHeadAge = 0,
       shutdownEvent = node.shutdownEvent,
       flags = syncManagerFlags)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_overseer.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_overseer.nim
index cbbab92849..c8c6302f66 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_overseer.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_overseer.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # beacon_chain
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed and distributed under either of
 #   * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
 #   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ proc updatePerformance(overseer: SyncOverseerRef, startTick: Moment,
 
   # Update status string
   overseer.statusMsg = Opt.some(
-    "fill: " & timeleft.toTimeLeftString() & " (" &
+    timeleft.toTimeLeftString() & " (" &
     (done * 100).formatBiggestFloat(ffDecimal, 2) & "%) " &
     overseer.avgSpeed.formatBiggestFloat(ffDecimal, 4) &
     "slots/s (" & $dag.head.slot & ")")
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@ proc mainLoop*(
         quit 1
 
       overseer.untrustedInProgress = false
-      # Reset status bar
-      overseer.statusMsg = Opt.none(string)
 
       # When we finished state rebuilding process - we could start forward
       # SyncManager which could perform finish sync.