diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go
index 8de65adf4e41..1ba65008aba3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type PeerManager interface {
 	PeerID() peer.ID
 	RefreshENR(epoch uint64)
 	FindPeersWithSubnet(index uint64) (bool, error)
+	AddPingMethod(reqFunc func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) error)
 }
 
 // Sender abstracts the sending functionality from libp2p.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/sender.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/sender.go
index 89677e617521..d24302056e53 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/sender.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/sender.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 
 // Send a message to a specific peer. The returned stream may be used for reading, but has been
 // closed for writing.
-func (s *Service) Send(ctx context.Context, message interface{}, topic string, pid peer.ID) (network.Stream, error) {
+func (s *Service) Send(ctx context.Context, message interface{}, baseTopic string, pid peer.ID) (network.Stream, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.Send")
 	defer span.End()
-	topic = topic + s.Encoding().ProtocolSuffix()
+	topic := baseTopic + s.Encoding().ProtocolSuffix()
 	span.AddAttributes(trace.StringAttribute("topic", topic))
 
 	// TTFB_TIME (5s) + RESP_TIMEOUT (10s).
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ func (s *Service) Send(ctx context.Context, message interface{}, topic string, p
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// do not encode anything if we are sending a metadata request
-	if topic != RPCMetaDataTopic {
-		if _, err := s.Encoding().EncodeWithLength(stream, message); err != nil {
-			traceutil.AnnotateError(span, err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	if baseTopic == RPCMetaDataTopic {
+		return stream, nil
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.Encoding().EncodeWithLength(stream, message); err != nil {
+		traceutil.AnnotateError(span, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Close stream for writing.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/service.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/service.go
index 377de3509963..f2fd6caacd3c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/service.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	genesisValidatorsRoot []byte
 	metaData              *pb.MetaData
 	stateNotifier         statefeed.Notifier
+	pingMethod            func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) error
 }
 
 // NewService initializes a new p2p service compatible with shared.Service interface. No
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ func (s *Service) RefreshENR(epoch uint64) {
 		return
 	}
 	s.updateSubnetRecordWithMetadata(bitV)
+	// ping all peers to inform them of new metadata
+	s.pingPeers()
 }
 
 // FindPeersWithSubnet performs a network search for peers
@@ -429,6 +432,25 @@ func (s *Service) FindPeersWithSubnet(index uint64) (bool, error) {
 	return exists, nil
 }
 
+// AddPingMethod adds the metadata ping rpc method to the p2p service, so that it can
+// be used to refresh ENR.
+func (s *Service) AddPingMethod(reqFunc func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) error) {
+	s.pingMethod = reqFunc
+}
+
+func (s *Service) pingPeers() {
+	if s.pingMethod == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, pid := range s.peers.Connected() {
+		go func(id peer.ID) {
+			if err := s.pingMethod(s.ctx, id); err != nil {
+				log.WithField("peer", id).WithError(err).Error("Failed to ping peer")
+			}
+		}(pid)
+	}
+}
+
 // Waits for the beacon state to be initialized, important
 // for initializing the p2p service as p2p needs to be aware
 // of genesis information for peering.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go
index c1d300d72c1f..40435de7ad37 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go
@@ -263,3 +263,8 @@ func (p *TestP2P) Metadata() *pb.MetaData {
 func (p *TestP2P) MetadataSeq() uint64 {
 	return p.LocalMetadata.SeqNumber
 }
+
+// AddPingMethod mocks the p2p func.
+func (p *TestP2P) AddPingMethod(reqFunc func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) error) {
+	// no-op
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_metadata.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_metadata.go
index 634d5403b0fa..20a26d28d1cc 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_metadata.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_metadata.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func (r *Service) sendMetaDataRequest(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) (*pb.Meta
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// we close the stream outside of `send` because
+	// metadata requests send no payload, so closing the
+	// stream early leads it to a reset.
+	defer stream.Close()
 	code, errMsg, err := ReadStatusCode(stream, r.p2p.Encoding())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
index 36fa80fca35a..bc14e292940e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func (r *Service) Start() {
 
 	r.p2p.AddConnectionHandler(r.reValidatePeer)
 	r.p2p.AddDisconnectionHandler(r.removeDisconnectedPeerStatus)
+	r.p2p.AddPingMethod(r.sendPingRequest)
 	r.processPendingBlocksQueue()
 	r.processPendingAttsQueue()
 	r.maintainPeerStatuses()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_committee_index_beacon_attestation.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_committee_index_beacon_attestation.go
index 6568aa5a2dcf..39dfe999aff2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_committee_index_beacon_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_committee_index_beacon_attestation.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/sliceutil"
 )
 
 func (r *Service) committeeIndexBeaconAttestationSubscriber(ctx context.Context, msg proto.Message) error {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func (r *Service) aggregatorCommitteeIndices(currentSlot uint64) []uint64 {
 	for i := currentSlot; i <= endSlot; i++ {
 		commIds = append(commIds, cache.CommitteeIDs.GetAggregatorCommitteeIDs(i)...)
 	}
-	return commIds
+	return sliceutil.SetUint64(commIds)
 }
 
 func (r *Service) attesterCommitteeIndices(currentSlot uint64) []uint64 {
@@ -66,5 +67,5 @@ func (r *Service) attesterCommitteeIndices(currentSlot uint64) []uint64 {
 	for i := currentSlot; i <= endSlot; i++ {
 		commIds = append(commIds, cache.CommitteeIDs.GetAttesterCommitteeIDs(i)...)
 	}
-	return commIds
+	return sliceutil.SetUint64(commIds)
 }