diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/historical_blocks.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/historical_blocks.rs
index 1541ed5c2a..8664641db8 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/historical_blocks.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/historical_blocks.rs
@@ -137,13 +137,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
                 // If prune-payloads is set to false, store the block which includes the execution payload
                 self.store
                     .block_as_kv_store_ops(&block_root, (*block).clone(), &mut hot_batch)?;
-
-                info!(
-                    self.log,
-                    "Storing full block with execution payload";
-                    "block_root" => ?block_root,
-                    "slot" => block.slot(),
-                );
             } else {
                 let blinded_block = block.clone_as_blinded();
                 // Store block in the hot database without payload.
@@ -152,14 +145,14 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
                     &blinded_block,
                     &mut hot_batch,
                 );
-
-                info!(
-                    self.log,
-                    "Does not store execution payload";
-                    "block_root" => ?block_root,
-                    "slot" => block.slot(),
-                );
             }
+
+            info!(
+                self.log,
+                "Downloading historical blocks";
+                "Keep execution payload" => !self.store.get_config().prune_payloads,
+            );
+
             // Store the blobs too
             if let Some(blobs) = maybe_blobs {
                 new_oldest_blob_slot = Some(block.slot());