diff --git a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/util/BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPoolImpl.java b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/util/BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPoolImpl.java
index e6b73a893c2..f68ca13ac73 100644
--- a/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/util/BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPoolImpl.java
+++ b/ethereum/statetransition/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/statetransition/util/BlockBlobSidecarsTrackersPoolImpl.java
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ private void onFirstSeen(
 
     asyncRunner.runAsync(
         () ->
+            // fetch blobs from EL with no delay
             fetchMissingBlobsFromLocalEL(slotAndBlockRoot)
                 .handleException(this::logLocalElBlobsLookupFailure)
                 .thenCompose(__ -> rpcFetchDelay)