diff --git a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/snapshot.go b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/snapshot.go
index 6e0ed9bf2..3816c8c60 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/snapshot.go
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ import (
 	iotago "github.com/iotaledger/iota.go/v4"
 )
 
-const (
-	// TODO: should be addressed in issue #300.
-	daysInYear = 365
-)
-
 func (t *Tracker) Import(reader io.ReadSeeker) error {
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -279,18 +274,25 @@ func (t *Tracker) exportPoolRewards(writer io.WriteSeeker, targetEpoch iotago.Ep
 	// export all stored pools
 	// in theory we could save the epoch count only once, because stats and rewards should be the same length
 
+	protocolParams := t.apiProvider.APIForEpoch(targetEpoch).ProtocolParameters()
+	retentionPeriod := iotago.EpochIndex(protocolParams.RewardsParameters().RetentionPeriod)
+	earliestRewardEpoch := iotago.EpochIndex(0)
+	if targetEpoch > retentionPeriod {
+		earliestRewardEpoch = targetEpoch - retentionPeriod
+	}
+
 	if err := stream.WriteCollection(writer, serializer.SeriLengthPrefixTypeAsUint32, func() (int, error) {
 		var epochCount int
 		// Here underflow will not happen because we will stop iterating for epoch 0, because 0 is not greater than zero.
 		// Use safemath here anyway to avoid hard to trace problems stemming from an accidental underflow.
-		for epoch := targetEpoch; epoch > iotago.EpochIndex(lo.Max(0, int(targetEpoch)-daysInYear)); epoch = lo.PanicOnErr(safemath.SafeSub(epoch, 1)) {
+		for epoch := targetEpoch; epoch > earliestRewardEpoch; epoch = lo.PanicOnErr(safemath.SafeSub(epoch, 1)) {
 			rewardsMap, err := t.rewardsMap(epoch)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "unable to get rewards tree for epoch %d", epoch)
 			}
-			// if the map was not present in storage we can skip this epoch and the previous ones, as we never stored any rewards
+			// if the map was not present in storage we can skip this epoch
 			if !rewardsMap.WasRestoredFromStorage() {
-				break
+				continue
 			}
 
 			if err := stream.Write(writer, epoch); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/tracker_test.go b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/tracker_test.go
index f1a5ba542..0cd5d8f2e 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/tracker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/performance/tracker_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestManager_Rewards(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ts.ApplyEpochActions(epoch, epochActions)
 	ts.AssertEpochRewards(epoch, epochActions)
-	// better performin validator should get more rewards
+	// better performing validator should get more rewards
 	ts.AssertValidatorRewardGreaterThan("A", "B", epoch, epochActions)
 
 	epoch = iotago.EpochIndex(3)
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
index 25b82dc89..2a2d078d6 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ads"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/core/safemath"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ierrors"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/kvstore/mapdb"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/lo"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/module"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/options"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/syncutils"
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ func (o *SybilProtection) CommitSlot(slot iotago.SlotIndex) (committeeRoot iotag
 	timeProvider := apiForSlot.TimeProvider()
 	currentEpoch := timeProvider.EpochFromSlot(slot)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1
+	prevEpoch := lo.Return1(safemath.SafeSub(currentEpoch, 1))
 	currentEpochEndSlot := timeProvider.EpochEnd(currentEpoch)
+	isEpochEndSlot := slot == currentEpochEndSlot
 	maxCommittableAge := apiForSlot.ProtocolParameters().MaxCommittableAge()
 
 	// Determine the committee root.
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ func (o *SybilProtection) CommitSlot(slot iotago.SlotIndex) (committeeRoot iotag
 
 	// Handle performance tracking for the current epoch.
 	{
-		if slot == currentEpochEndSlot {
+		if isEpochEndSlot {
 			committee, exists := o.performanceTracker.LoadCommitteeForEpoch(currentEpoch)
 			if !exists {
 				return iotago.Identifier{}, iotago.Identifier{}, ierrors.Wrapf(err, "committee for a finished epoch %d not found", currentEpoch)
@@ -203,9 +207,11 @@ func (o *SybilProtection) CommitSlot(slot iotago.SlotIndex) (committeeRoot iotag
 
 	// Determine the rewards root.
 	{
-		targetRewardsEpoch := currentEpoch
-		if slot == currentEpochEndSlot {
-			targetRewardsEpoch = nextEpoch
+		// We only update the rewards root if the slot is the last slot of the epoch.
+		// Otherwise, we reuse the rewards root from the previous epoch.
+		targetRewardsEpoch := prevEpoch
+		if isEpochEndSlot {
+			targetRewardsEpoch = currentEpoch
 		}
 
 		rewardsRoot, err = o.performanceTracker.RewardsRoot(targetRewardsEpoch)