diff --git a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessChannel.java b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessChannel.java
index 5f81beab75b..a9effabfa3f 100644
--- a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessChannel.java
+++ b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessChannel.java
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ public interface BeaconNodeReadinessChannel extends VoidReturningChannelInterfac
 
   void onFailoverNodeNotReady(RemoteValidatorApiChannel failoverNotReady);
 
-  void onPrimaryNodeBackReady();
+  void onPrimaryNodeReady();
 }
diff --git a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManager.java b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManager.java
index bf92de59b56..689e1414bd1 100644
--- a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManager.java
+++ b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManager.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package tech.pegasys.teku.validator.remote;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ public boolean isReady(final RemoteValidatorApiChannel beaconNodeApi) {
     return readinessStatus.isReady();
   }
 
+  public ReadinessStatus getReadinessStatus(final RemoteValidatorApiChannel beaconNodeApi) {
+    return readinessStatusCache.getOrDefault(beaconNodeApi, ReadinessStatus.READY);
+  }
+
   public int getReadinessStatusWeight(final RemoteValidatorApiChannel beaconNodeApi) {
     return readinessStatusCache.getOrDefault(beaconNodeApi, ReadinessStatus.READY).weight;
   }
@@ -143,7 +148,8 @@ private SafeFuture<Void> performReadinessCheckAgainstAllNodes() {
     final SafeFuture<Void> primaryReadinessCheck = performPrimaryReadinessCheck();
     final Stream<SafeFuture<?>> failoverReadinessChecks =
         failoverBeaconNodeApis.stream().map(this::performFailoverReadinessCheck);
-    return SafeFuture.allOf(primaryReadinessCheck, SafeFuture.allOf(failoverReadinessChecks));
+    return SafeFuture.allOf(
+        Streams.concat(Stream.of(primaryReadinessCheck), failoverReadinessChecks));
   }
 
   private SafeFuture<Void> performFailoverReadinessCheck(final RemoteValidatorApiChannel failover) {
@@ -192,9 +198,10 @@ private void processReadyResult(final boolean isPrimaryNode) {
     if (!isPrimaryNode) {
       return;
     }
+    // Filtering of duplicates if needed happens on receiver's side
+    beaconNodeReadinessChannel.onPrimaryNodeReady();
     if (latestPrimaryNodeReadiness.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
       validatorLogger.primaryBeaconNodeIsBackAndReady();
-      beaconNodeReadinessChannel.onPrimaryNodeBackReady();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.java b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.java
index c555e0bd88a..3515253d90a 100644
--- a/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.java
+++ b/validator/remote/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package tech.pegasys.teku.validator.remote.eventsource;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
+import static tech.pegasys.teku.validator.remote.BeaconNodeReadinessManager.ReadinessStatus.READY;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public void onFailoverNodeNotReady(final RemoteValidatorApiChannel failoverNotIn
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void onPrimaryNodeBackReady() {
+  public void onPrimaryNodeReady() {
     if (!currentEventStreamHasSameEndpoint(primaryBeaconNodeApi)) {
       switchBackToPrimaryEventStream();
     }
@@ -181,6 +182,12 @@ private synchronized boolean switchToFailoverEventStreamIfAvailable() {
     if (failoverBeaconNodeApis.isEmpty()) {
       return false;
     }
+    // No need to change anything if current node is READY
+    if (beaconNodeReadinessManager
+        .getReadinessStatus(currentBeaconNodeUsedForEventStreaming)
+        .equals(READY)) {
+      return false;
+    }
     return findReadyFailoverAndSwitch();
   }
 
diff --git a/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManagerTest.java b/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManagerTest.java
index 81b0210ef77..57fa7961369 100644
--- a/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManagerTest.java
+++ b/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/BeaconNodeReadinessManagerTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ public void retrievesReadinessAndPublishesToAChannel() {
     assertThat(beaconNodeReadinessManager.isReady(beaconNodeApi)).isTrue();
 
     verify(validatorLogger).primaryBeaconNodeIsBackAndReady();
-    verify(beaconNodeReadinessChannel).onPrimaryNodeBackReady();
+    // call it every time we check, channel will filter it
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessChannel, times(2)).onPrimaryNodeReady();
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapterTest.java b/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapterTest.java
index 912b6c32916..df1a5b0b39f 100644
--- a/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapterTest.java
+++ b/validator/remote/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/remote/eventsource/EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapterTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.api.response.v1.EventType;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.SafeFuture;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.logging.ValidatorLogger;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.Spec;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.validator.api.ValidatorTimingChannel;
+import tech.pegasys.teku.validator.api.required.SyncingStatus;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.validator.beaconnode.BeaconChainEventAdapter;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.validator.remote.BeaconNodeReadinessManager;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.validator.remote.RemoteValidatorApiChannel;
@@ -97,6 +100,45 @@ public void performsPrimaryReadinessCheckWhenFailoverNotReadyAndNoOtherFailovers
     verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager).performPrimaryReadinessCheck();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void doNotSwitchToFailoverWhenCurrentBeaconNodeIsReady() {
+    final BeaconNodeReadinessManager beaconNodeReadinessManager =
+        mock(BeaconNodeReadinessManager.class);
+    final RemoteValidatorApiChannel primaryNode = mock(RemoteValidatorApiChannel.class);
+    final RemoteValidatorApiChannel failover1 = mock(RemoteValidatorApiChannel.class);
+    final RemoteValidatorApiChannel failover2 = mock(RemoteValidatorApiChannel.class);
+    final EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter eventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter =
+        new EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter(
+            beaconNodeReadinessManager,
+            primaryNode,
+            List.of(failover1, failover2),
+            mock(OkHttpClient.class),
+            mock(ValidatorLogger.class),
+            mock(BeaconChainEventAdapter.class),
+            mock(ValidatorTimingChannel.class),
+            metricsSystemMock,
+            true,
+            false,
+            mock(Spec.class));
+
+    eventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.currentBeaconNodeUsedForEventStreaming = failover1;
+
+    when(beaconNodeReadinessManager.getReadinessStatus(failover1))
+        .thenReturn(BeaconNodeReadinessManager.ReadinessStatus.READY);
+    final SafeFuture<SyncingStatus> someFuture = new SafeFuture<>();
+    when(primaryNode.getSyncingStatus()).thenReturn(someFuture);
+    eventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter.onFailoverNodeNotReady(failover1);
+
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager).getReadinessStatus(failover1);
+    // Shouldn't try failover2 when failover1 is good
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager, never()).getReadinessStatus(failover2);
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager, never()).getReadinessStatusWeight(failover2);
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager, never()).isReady(any());
+
+    // But will try to return to primaryNode when it's possible
+    verify(beaconNodeReadinessManager).performPrimaryReadinessCheck();
+  }
+
   private EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter initEventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter(
       final boolean shutdownWhenValidatorSlashedEnabled) {
     return new EventSourceBeaconChainEventAdapter(