Don't Penalize Early bls_to_execution_change

beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/worker/gossip_methods.rs

@@ -1217,11 +1217,13 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Worker<T> {
                 );
                 self.propagate_validation_result(message_id, peer_id, MessageAcceptance::Reject);
                 // We penalize the peer slightly to prevent overuse of invalids.
+                if !matches!(e, BeaconChainError::BlsToExecutionChangeBadFork(_)) {
                     self.gossip_penalize_peer(
                         peer_id,
                         PeerAction::HighToleranceError,
                         "invalid_bls_to_execution_change",
                     );
+                }
                 return;
             }
         };