diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
index 19fa91b12..51b681b21 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/lib.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl<T: EthSpec> ExecutionLayer<T> {
 
     /// Attempt to retrieve a full payload from the payload cache by the payload root
     pub fn get_payload_by_root(&self, root: &Hash256) -> Option<ExecutionPayload<T>> {
-        self.inner.payload_cache.pop(root)
+        self.inner.payload_cache.get(root)
     }
 
     pub fn executor(&self) -> &TaskExecutor {
diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/payload_cache.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/payload_cache.rs
index 60a8f2a95..1722edff4 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/payload_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/payload_cache.rs
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ impl<T: EthSpec> PayloadCache<T> {
     pub fn pop(&self, root: &Hash256) -> Option<ExecutionPayload<T>> {
         self.payloads.lock().pop(&PayloadCacheId(*root))
     }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, hash: &Hash256) -> Option<ExecutionPayload<T>> {
+        self.payloads.lock().get(&PayloadCacheId(*hash)).cloned()
+    }
 }