diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber.go
index fd899bd1ea85..3bd2f2a1d045 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber.go
@@ -243,10 +243,9 @@ func (r *Service) subscribeDynamicWithSubnets(
 				// Resize as appropriate.
 				r.reValidateSubscriptions(subscriptions, wantedSubs, topicFormat, digest)
 
+				// subscribe desired aggregator subnets.
 				for _, idx := range wantedSubs {
-					if _, exists := subscriptions[idx]; !exists {
-						r.subscribeMissingSubnet(subscriptions, idx, base, digest, validate, handle)
-					}
+					r.subscribeAggregatorSubnet(subscriptions, idx, base, digest, validate, handle)
 				}
 				// find desired subs for attesters
 				attesterSubs := r.attesterCommitteeIndices(currentSlot)
@@ -332,30 +331,28 @@ func (r *Service) reValidateSubscriptions(subscriptions map[uint64]*pubsub.Subsc
 }
 
 // subscribe missing subnets for our aggregators.
-func (r *Service) subscribeMissingSubnet(subscriptions map[uint64]*pubsub.Subscription, idx uint64,
+func (r *Service) subscribeAggregatorSubnet(subscriptions map[uint64]*pubsub.Subscription, idx uint64,
 	base proto.Message, digest [4]byte, validate pubsub.Validator, handle subHandler) {
 	// do not subscribe if we have no peers in the same
 	// subnet
 	topic := p2p.GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&pb.Attestation{})]
 	subnetTopic := fmt.Sprintf(topic, digest, idx)
+	// check if subscription exists and if not subscribe the relevant subnet.
+	if _, exists := subscriptions[idx]; !exists {
+		subscriptions[idx] = r.subscribeWithBase(base, subnetTopic, validate, handle)
+	}
 	if !r.validPeersExist(subnetTopic, idx) {
 		log.Debugf("No peers found subscribed to attestation gossip subnet with "+
 			"committee index %d. Searching network for peers subscribed to the subnet.", idx)
 		go func(idx uint64) {
-			peerExists, err := r.p2p.FindPeersWithSubnet(idx)
+			_, err := r.p2p.FindPeersWithSubnet(idx)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("Could not search for peers: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
-			// do not subscribe if we couldn't find a connected peer.
-			if !peerExists {
-				return
-			}
-			subscriptions[idx] = r.subscribeWithBase(base, subnetTopic, validate, handle)
 		}(idx)
 		return
 	}
-	subscriptions[idx] = r.subscribeWithBase(base, subnetTopic, validate, handle)
 }
 
 // lookup peers for attester specific subnets.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_test.go
index 243ae7df602a..495949d2dae2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sync
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
+	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-ssz"
 	mockChain "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )
 
 func TestSubscribe_ReceivesValidMessage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -270,3 +273,47 @@ func TestSubscribe_HandlesPanic(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Did not receive PubSub in 1 second")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRevalidateSubscription_CorrectlyFormatsTopic(t *testing.T) {
+	p := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	r := Service{
+		ctx: context.Background(),
+		chain: &mockChain.ChainService{
+			Genesis:        time.Now(),
+			ValidatorsRoot: [32]byte{'A'},
+		},
+		p2p: p,
+	}
+	digest, err := r.forkDigest()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	subscriptions := make(map[uint64]*pubsub.Subscription, params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot)
+
+	defaultTopic := "/eth2/testing/%#x/committee%d"
+	// committee index 1
+	fullTopic := fmt.Sprintf(defaultTopic, digest, 1) + r.p2p.Encoding().ProtocolSuffix()
+	err = r.p2p.PubSub().RegisterTopicValidator(fullTopic, r.noopValidator)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	subscriptions[1], err = r.p2p.PubSub().Subscribe(fullTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// committee index 2
+	fullTopic = fmt.Sprintf(defaultTopic, digest, 2) + r.p2p.Encoding().ProtocolSuffix()
+	err = r.p2p.PubSub().RegisterTopicValidator(fullTopic, r.noopValidator)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	subscriptions[2], err = r.p2p.PubSub().Subscribe(fullTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	r.reValidateSubscriptions(subscriptions, []uint64{2}, defaultTopic, digest)
+	testutil.AssertLogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Failed to unregister topic validator")
+}