diff --git a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/block_clearance.nim b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/block_clearance.nim
index 7aeb1a9d24..1d010acec8 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/block_clearance.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/block_clearance.nim
@@ -509,9 +509,7 @@ proc addBackfillBlockData*(
         withBlck(parentBlock):
           forkyBlck.message.state_root
       clearanceBlock = BlockSlotId.init(parent.bid, forkyBlck.message.slot)
-      updateFlags1 = dag.updateFlags
-      # {skipLastStateRootCalculation} flag here could improve performance by
-      # 100%, but its not enough.
+      updateFlags1 = dag.updateFlags + {skipLastStateRootCalculation}
 
     if not updateState(dag, dag.clearanceState, clearanceBlock, true, cache,
                        updateFlags1):
@@ -519,6 +517,8 @@ proc addBackfillBlockData*(
             "database corrupt?", clearanceBlock = shortLog(clearanceBlock)
       return err(VerifierError.MissingParent)
 
+    dag.clearanceState.setStateRoot(trustedStateRoot)
+
     let proposerVerifyTick = Moment.now()
 
     if not(isNil(onStateUpdated)):
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index b92c333239..4ad67fd3c9 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 0eee00623a..738e8cb398 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).
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ 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 & ")")
@@ -418,15 +418,6 @@ proc mainLoop*(
     clist = overseer.clist
     currentSlot = overseer.beaconClock.now().slotOrZero()
 
-  notice "Sync overseer starting",
-         wall_slot = currentSlot,
-         dag_head_slot = dag.head.slot,
-         dag_finalized_head_slot = dag.finalizedHead.slot,
-         dag_horizon = dag.horizon(),
-         dag_backfill_slot = dag.backfill.slot,
-         untrusted_tail = shortLog(clist.tail),
-         untrusted_head = shortLog(clist.head)
-
   if overseer.isWithinWeakSubjectivityPeriod(currentSlot):
     # Starting forward sync manager/monitor.
     overseer.forwardSync.start()
@@ -495,8 +486,6 @@ 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.