diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
index 26d2c19b5..84d8e1b07 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
@@ -750,6 +750,24 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> std::convert::From<ReadyWork<T>> for WorkEvent<T> {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct BeaconProcessorSend<T: BeaconChainTypes>(pub mpsc::Sender<WorkEvent<T>>);
+
+impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconProcessorSend<T> {
+    pub fn try_send(&self, message: WorkEvent<T>) -> Result<(), Box<TrySendError<WorkEvent<T>>>> {
+        let work_type = message.work_type();
+        match self.0.try_send(message) {
+            Ok(res) => Ok(res),
+            Err(e) => {
+                metrics::inc_counter_vec(
+                    &metrics::BEACON_PROCESSOR_SEND_ERROR_PER_WORK_TYPE,
+                    &[work_type],
+                );
+                Err(Box::new(e))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A consensus message (or multiple) from the network that requires processing.
 #[derive(Derivative)]
 #[derivative(Debug(bound = "T: BeaconChainTypes"))]
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
index 09caaaa11..27d7dc962 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/metrics.rs
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ lazy_static! {
             "Gossipsub light_client_optimistic_update errors per error type",
             &["type"]
         );
+    pub static ref BEACON_PROCESSOR_SEND_ERROR_PER_WORK_TYPE: Result<IntCounterVec> =
+        try_create_int_counter_vec(
+            "beacon_processor_send_error_per_work_type",
+            "Total number of beacon processor send error per work type",
+            &["type"]
+        );
 
 
     /*
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/router.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/router.rs
index 1b0f1fb41..7a91f2d0b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/router.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/router.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 #![allow(clippy::unit_arg)]
 
 use crate::beacon_processor::{
-    BeaconProcessor, InvalidBlockStorage, WorkEvent as BeaconWorkEvent, MAX_WORK_EVENT_QUEUE_LEN,
+    BeaconProcessor, BeaconProcessorSend, InvalidBlockStorage, WorkEvent as BeaconWorkEvent,
+    MAX_WORK_EVENT_QUEUE_LEN,
 };
 use crate::error;
 use crate::service::{NetworkMessage, RequestId};
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ use lighthouse_network::rpc::*;
 use lighthouse_network::{
     MessageId, NetworkGlobals, PeerId, PeerRequestId, PubsubMessage, Request, Response,
 };
+use logging::TimeLatch;
 use slog::{debug, o, trace};
 use slog::{error, warn};
 use std::cmp;
@@ -39,9 +41,11 @@ pub struct Router<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     /// A network context to return and handle RPC requests.
     network: HandlerNetworkContext<T::EthSpec>,
     /// A multi-threaded, non-blocking processor for applying messages to the beacon chain.
-    beacon_processor_send: mpsc::Sender<BeaconWorkEvent<T>>,
+    beacon_processor_send: BeaconProcessorSend<T>,
     /// The `Router` logger.
     log: slog::Logger,
+    /// Provides de-bounce functionality for logging.
+    logger_debounce: TimeLatch,
 }
 
 /// Types of messages the router can receive.
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Router<T> {
             beacon_chain.clone(),
             network_globals.clone(),
             network_send.clone(),
-            beacon_processor_send.clone(),
+            BeaconProcessorSend(beacon_processor_send.clone()),
             sync_logger,
         );
 
@@ -124,8 +128,9 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Router<T> {
             chain: beacon_chain,
             sync_send,
             network: HandlerNetworkContext::new(network_send, log.clone()),
-            beacon_processor_send,
+            beacon_processor_send: BeaconProcessorSend(beacon_processor_send),
             log: message_handler_log,
+            logger_debounce: TimeLatch::default(),
         };
 
         // spawn handler task and move the message handler instance into the spawned thread
@@ -479,12 +484,15 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Router<T> {
         self.beacon_processor_send
             .try_send(work)
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-                let work_type = match &e {
+                let work_type = match &*e {
                     mpsc::error::TrySendError::Closed(work)
                     | mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(work) => work.work_type(),
                 };
-                error!(&self.log, "Unable to send message to the beacon processor";
-                    "error" => %e, "type" => work_type)
+
+                if self.logger_debounce.elapsed() {
+                    error!(&self.log, "Unable to send message to the beacon processor";
+                        "error" => %e, "type" => work_type)
+                }
             })
     }
 }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/tests.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/tests.rs
index 5a70944f6..82334db0f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use crate::beacon_processor::BeaconProcessorSend;
 use crate::service::RequestId;
 use crate::sync::manager::RequestId as SyncId;
 use crate::NetworkMessage;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ impl TestRig {
             SyncNetworkContext::new(
                 network_tx,
                 globals,
-                beacon_processor_tx,
+                BeaconProcessorSend(beacon_processor_tx),
                 log.new(slog::o!("component" => "network_context")),
             )
         };
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 37b63cdba..c24d4c192 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use super::block_lookups::BlockLookups;
 use super::network_context::SyncNetworkContext;
 use super::peer_sync_info::{remote_sync_type, PeerSyncType};
 use super::range_sync::{RangeSync, RangeSyncType, EPOCHS_PER_BATCH};
-use crate::beacon_processor::{ChainSegmentProcessId, WorkEvent as BeaconWorkEvent};
+use crate::beacon_processor::{BeaconProcessorSend, ChainSegmentProcessId};
 use crate::service::NetworkMessage;
 use crate::status::ToStatusMessage;
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes, BlockError, EngineState};
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub fn spawn<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
     beacon_chain: Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
     network_globals: Arc<NetworkGlobals<T::EthSpec>>,
     network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
-    beacon_processor_send: mpsc::Sender<BeaconWorkEvent<T>>,
+    beacon_processor_send: BeaconProcessorSend<T>,
     log: slog::Logger,
 ) -> mpsc::UnboundedSender<SyncMessage<T::EthSpec>> {
     assert!(
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
index 23d42002f..03c466eec 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use super::manager::{Id, RequestId as SyncRequestId};
 use super::range_sync::{BatchId, ChainId};
-use crate::beacon_processor::WorkEvent;
+use crate::beacon_processor::BeaconProcessorSend;
 use crate::service::{NetworkMessage, RequestId};
 use crate::status::ToStatusMessage;
 use beacon_chain::{BeaconChainTypes, EngineState};
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct SyncNetworkContext<T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     execution_engine_state: EngineState,
 
     /// Channel to send work to the beacon processor.
-    beacon_processor_send: mpsc::Sender<WorkEvent<T>>,
+    beacon_processor_send: BeaconProcessorSend<T>,
 
     /// Logger for the `SyncNetworkContext`.
     log: slog::Logger,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
     pub fn new(
         network_send: mpsc::UnboundedSender<NetworkMessage<T::EthSpec>>,
         network_globals: Arc<NetworkGlobals<T::EthSpec>>,
-        beacon_processor_send: mpsc::Sender<WorkEvent<T>>,
+        beacon_processor_send: BeaconProcessorSend<T>,
         log: slog::Logger,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SyncNetworkContext<T> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn processor_channel_if_enabled(&self) -> Option<&mpsc::Sender<WorkEvent<T>>> {
+    pub fn processor_channel_if_enabled(&self) -> Option<&BeaconProcessorSend<T>> {
         self.is_execution_engine_online()
             .then_some(&self.beacon_processor_send)
     }
 
-    pub fn processor_channel(&self) -> &mpsc::Sender<WorkEvent<T>> {
+    pub fn processor_channel(&self) -> &BeaconProcessorSend<T> {
         &self.beacon_processor_send
     }
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
index 0f1c00e50..2c35c57d9 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/range_sync/range.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::NetworkMessage;
 
     use super::*;
-    use crate::beacon_processor::WorkEvent as BeaconWorkEvent;
+    use crate::beacon_processor::{BeaconProcessorSend, WorkEvent as BeaconWorkEvent};
     use beacon_chain::builder::Witness;
     use beacon_chain::eth1_chain::CachingEth1Backend;
     use beacon_chain::parking_lot::RwLock;
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ mod tests {
         let cx = SyncNetworkContext::new(
             network_tx,
             globals.clone(),
-            beacon_processor_tx,
+            BeaconProcessorSend(beacon_processor_tx),
             log.new(o!("component" => "network_context")),
         );
         let test_rig = TestRig {