diff --git a/node/src/chain/stall_chain_fsm.rs b/node/src/chain/stall_chain_fsm.rs
index 5b09fcf4ca..95e06c71fc 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/stall_chain_fsm.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/stall_chain_fsm.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 use node_data::{
     ledger::{to_str, Block},
-    message::{payload::GetBlocks, Message},
+    message::{
+        payload::{GetBlocks, Inv},
+        Message,
+    },
 };
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ use std::{
     time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+use tracing::{error, info, trace, warn};
 
 use crate::{
     database::{self, Ledger},
@@ -83,6 +86,13 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, N: Network, VM: VMExecution> StalledChainFSM<DB, N, VM> {
     ///
     /// Returns the new state of the FSM after processing the block
     pub(crate) async fn on_block_received(&mut self, blk: &Block) -> State {
+        trace!(
+            event = "chain.block_received",
+            hash = to_str(&blk.header().hash),
+            height = blk.header().height,
+            iter = blk.header().iteration,
+        );
+
         let tip = self.acc.read().await.get_curr_tip().await;
 
         if self.tip.0.header().hash != tip.inner().header().hash {
@@ -139,18 +149,37 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, N: Network, VM: VMExecution> StalledChainFSM<DB, N, VM> {
             .entry(key)
             .or_insert_with(|| new_blk.clone());
 
+        info!(
+            event = "chain.recovery_block_added",
+            hash = to_str(&new_blk.header().hash),
+            height = new_blk.header().height,
+            iter = new_blk.header().iteration,
+        );
+
         // Ensure all blocks from local_final until current_tip are
         // collected
-        let from = self.latest_finalized.header().height;
+        let from = self.latest_finalized.header().height + 1;
         let to = self.tip.0.header().height + 1;
         for height in from..to {
             if !self.recovery_blocks.contains_key(&height) {
+                info!(event = "chain.missing_recovery_block", height);
                 return Ok(()); // wait for more blocks
             }
         }
 
+        info!(
+            event = "chain.all_recovery_block_collected",
+            hash = to_str(&new_blk.header().hash),
+            height = new_blk.header().height,
+            iter = new_blk.header().iteration,
+        );
+
         // Detect if collected blocks are valid
         for (_, blk) in self.recovery_blocks.iter() {
+            if blk.header().height > self.tip.0.header().height {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let db: Arc<RwLock<DB>> = self.acc.read().await.db.clone();
 
             let exists = db
@@ -201,7 +230,9 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, N: Network, VM: VMExecution> StalledChainFSM<DB, N, VM> {
                 error!(
                     event = "recovery failed",
                     local_hash = to_str(&local_blk.header().hash),
-                    remote_hash = to_str(&blk.header().hash),
+                    local_height = local_blk.header().height,
+                    remote_hash = to_str(&main_branch_blk.header().hash),
+                    remote_height = main_branch_blk.header().height,
                     err = format!("verification err: {:?}", err)
                 );
             } else {
@@ -217,17 +248,18 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, N: Network, VM: VMExecution> StalledChainFSM<DB, N, VM> {
     ///
     /// Request missing blocks since last finalized block
     async fn on_accept_block_timeout(&mut self) {
-        // Request missing blocks since my last finalized block
-        let get_blocks = Message::new_get_blocks(GetBlocks {
-            locator: self.latest_finalized.header().hash,
-        });
+        let from = self.latest_finalized.header().height + 1;
+        let to = self.tip.0.header().height + 1;
+
+        info!(event = "chain.requesting_blocks", from, to,);
+
+        let mut inv = Inv::new(0);
+        for height in from..to {
+            inv.add_block_from_height(height);
+        }
 
         let network = self.acc.read().await.network.clone();
-        if let Err(e) = network
-            .read()
-            .await
-            .send_to_alive_peers(&get_blocks, REDUNDANCY_PEER_FACTOR)
-            .await
+        if let Err(e) = network.read().await.flood_request(&inv, None, 8).await
         {
             warn!("Unable to request GetBlocks {e}");
             return;