diff --git a/src/dbnode/storage/block/block.go b/src/dbnode/storage/block/block.go
index a3a6133f61..5d77905699 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/storage/block/block.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/storage/block/block.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ type dbBlock struct {
 }
 
 type listState struct {
-	next                      DatabaseBlock
-	prev                      DatabaseBlock
-	nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano int64
+	next                  DatabaseBlock
+	prev                  DatabaseBlock
+	enteredListAtUnixNano int64
 }
 
 // NewDatabaseBlock creates a new DatabaseBlock instance.
@@ -488,13 +488,13 @@ func (b *dbBlock) setPrev(value DatabaseBlock) {
 }
 
 // Should only be used by the WiredList.
-func (b *dbBlock) nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() int64 {
-	return b.listState.nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano
+func (b *dbBlock) enteredListAtUnixNano() int64 {
+	return b.listState.enteredListAtUnixNano
 }
 
 // Should only be used by the WiredList.
-func (b *dbBlock) setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value int64) {
-	b.listState.nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano = value
+func (b *dbBlock) setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value int64) {
+	b.listState.enteredListAtUnixNano = value
 }
 
 // wiredListEntry is a snapshot of a subset of the block's state that the WiredList
diff --git a/src/dbnode/storage/block/block_mock.go b/src/dbnode/storage/block/block_mock.go
index 9418eda897..e6e757a660 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/storage/block/block_mock.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/storage/block/block_mock.go
@@ -539,26 +539,26 @@ func (mr *MockDatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setPrev(block interface{}) *gomock.Call
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setPrev", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDatabaseBlock)(nil).setPrev), block)
 }
 
-// nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano mocks base method
-func (m *MockDatabaseBlock) nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() int64 {
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano")
+// enteredListAtUnixNano mocks base method
+func (m *MockDatabaseBlock) enteredListAtUnixNano() int64 {
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "enteredListAtUnixNano")
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(int64)
 	return ret0
 }
 
-// nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano
-func (mr *MockDatabaseBlockMockRecorder) nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() *gomock.Call {
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDatabaseBlock)(nil).nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano))
+// enteredListAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of enteredListAtUnixNano
+func (mr *MockDatabaseBlockMockRecorder) enteredListAtUnixNano() *gomock.Call {
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "enteredListAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDatabaseBlock)(nil).enteredListAtUnixNano))
 }
 
-// setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano mocks base method
-func (m *MockDatabaseBlock) setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value int64) {
-	m.ctrl.Call(m, "setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", value)
+// setEnteredListAtUnixNano mocks base method
+func (m *MockDatabaseBlock) setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value int64) {
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "setEnteredListAtUnixNano", value)
 }
 
-// setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano
-func (mr *MockDatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDatabaseBlock)(nil).setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano), value)
+// setEnteredListAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of setEnteredListAtUnixNano
+func (mr *MockDatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setEnteredListAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockDatabaseBlock)(nil).setEnteredListAtUnixNano), value)
 }
 
 // wiredListEntry mocks base method
@@ -640,26 +640,26 @@ func (mr *MockdatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setPrev(block interface{}) *gomock.Call
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setPrev", reflect.TypeOf((*MockdatabaseBlock)(nil).setPrev), block)
 }
 
-// nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano mocks base method
-func (m *MockdatabaseBlock) nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() int64 {
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano")
+// enteredListAtUnixNano mocks base method
+func (m *MockdatabaseBlock) enteredListAtUnixNano() int64 {
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "enteredListAtUnixNano")
 	ret0, _ := ret[0].(int64)
 	return ret0
 }
 
-// nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano
-func (mr *MockdatabaseBlockMockRecorder) nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() *gomock.Call {
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockdatabaseBlock)(nil).nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano))
+// enteredListAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of enteredListAtUnixNano
+func (mr *MockdatabaseBlockMockRecorder) enteredListAtUnixNano() *gomock.Call {
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "enteredListAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockdatabaseBlock)(nil).enteredListAtUnixNano))
 }
 
-// setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano mocks base method
-func (m *MockdatabaseBlock) setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value int64) {
-	m.ctrl.Call(m, "setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", value)
+// setEnteredListAtUnixNano mocks base method
+func (m *MockdatabaseBlock) setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value int64) {
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "setEnteredListAtUnixNano", value)
 }
 
-// setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano
-func (mr *MockdatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockdatabaseBlock)(nil).setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano), value)
+// setEnteredListAtUnixNano indicates an expected call of setEnteredListAtUnixNano
+func (mr *MockdatabaseBlockMockRecorder) setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "setEnteredListAtUnixNano", reflect.TypeOf((*MockdatabaseBlock)(nil).setEnteredListAtUnixNano), value)
 }
 
 // wiredListEntry mocks base method
diff --git a/src/dbnode/storage/block/types.go b/src/dbnode/storage/block/types.go
index 54cb6f2bdb..97fa6eea7d 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/storage/block/types.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/storage/block/types.go
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ type databaseBlock interface {
 	setNext(block DatabaseBlock)
 	prev() DatabaseBlock
 	setPrev(block DatabaseBlock)
-	nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano() int64
-	setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(value int64)
+	enteredListAtUnixNano() int64
+	setEnteredListAtUnixNano(value int64)
 	wiredListEntry() wiredListEntry
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dbnode/storage/block/wired_list.go b/src/dbnode/storage/block/wired_list.go
index aa60008884..0218e177cd 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/storage/block/wired_list.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/storage/block/wired_list.go
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ func (l *WiredList) insertAfter(v, at DatabaseBlock) {
 	at.setNext(v)
 	v.setPrev(at)
 	v.setNext(n)
-	v.setNextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano(now.UnixNano())
 	n.setPrev(v)
 	l.length++
 
@@ -292,8 +291,8 @@ func (l *WiredList) insertAfter(v, at DatabaseBlock) {
 
 		l.metrics.evicted.Inc(1)
 
-		lastUpdatedAt := time.Unix(0, bl.nextPrevUpdatedAtUnixNano())
-		l.metrics.evictedAfterDuration.Record(now.Sub(lastUpdatedAt))
+		enteredListAt := time.Unix(0, bl.enteredListAtUnixNano())
+		l.metrics.evictedAfterDuration.Record(now.Sub(enteredListAt))
 
 		bl = nextBl
 	}
@@ -320,6 +319,7 @@ func (l *WiredList) pushBack(v DatabaseBlock) {
 
 	l.metrics.inserted.Inc(1)
 	l.insertAfter(v, l.root.prev())
+	v.setEnteredListAtUnixNano(l.nowFn().UnixNano())
 }
 
 func (l *WiredList) moveToBack(v DatabaseBlock) {