diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 90fa16929..c1e9cde3f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use crate::service::NetworkMessage;
 use crate::status::ToStatusMessage;
 use crate::sync::block_lookups::common::{Current, Parent};
 use crate::sync::block_lookups::{BlobRequestState, BlockRequestState};
+use crate::sync::network_context::BlocksAndBlobsByRangeRequest;
 use crate::sync::range_sync::ByRangeRequestType;
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::AsBlock;
 use beacon_chain::block_verification_types::RpcBlock;
@@ -1031,6 +1032,14 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
+                    // Re-insert the request so we can retry
+                    let new_req = BlocksAndBlobsByRangeRequest {
+                        chain_id,
+                        batch_id: resp.batch_id,
+                        block_blob_info: <_>::default(),
+                    };
+                    self.network
+                        .insert_range_blocks_and_blobs_request(id, new_req);
                     // inform range that the request needs to be treated as failed
                     // With time we will want to downgrade this log
                     warn!(
@@ -1090,6 +1099,13 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncManager<T> {
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
+                    // Re-insert the request so we can retry
+                    self.network.insert_backfill_blocks_and_blobs_requests(
+                        id,
+                        resp.batch_id,
+                        <_>::default(),
+                    );
+
                     // inform backfill that the request needs to be treated as failed
                     // With time we will want to downgrade this log
                     warn!(
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
index ab18c0abd..c01bc3e42 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
@@ -591,4 +591,22 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
             ByRangeRequestType::Blocks
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn insert_range_blocks_and_blobs_request(
+        &mut self,
+        id: Id,
+        request: BlocksAndBlobsByRangeRequest<T::EthSpec>,
+    ) {
+        self.range_blocks_and_blobs_requests.insert(id, request);
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_backfill_blocks_and_blobs_requests(
+        &mut self,
+        id: Id,
+        batch_id: BatchId,
+        request: BlocksAndBlobsRequestInfo<T::EthSpec>,
+    ) {
+        self.backfill_blocks_and_blobs_requests
+            .insert(id, (batch_id, request));
+    }
 }