diff --git a/base_layer/common_types/src/chain_metadata.rs b/base_layer/common_types/src/chain_metadata.rs
index 9f1a7c1b15..9ba211e69e 100644
--- a/base_layer/common_types/src/chain_metadata.rs
+++ b/base_layer/common_types/src/chain_metadata.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct ChainMetadata {
     /// (exclusive). If `pruned_height` is equal to the `height_of_longest_chain` no blocks can be
     /// provided. Archival nodes wil always have an `pruned_height` of zero.
     pruned_height: u64,
-    /// The total accumuated proof of work of the longest chain
+    /// The total accumulated proof of work of the longest chain
     accumulated_difficulty: u128,
 }
 
diff --git a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/sync_decide.rs b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/sync_decide.rs
index 7b68623094..5f20cd3e28 100644
--- a/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/sync_decide.rs
+++ b/base_layer/core/src/base_node/state_machine_service/states/sync_decide.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl DecideNextSync {
                 .sync_peers
                 .drain(..)
                 .filter(|sync_peer| {
-                    sync_peer.claimed_chain_metadata().pruning_horizon() <= local_metadata.height_of_longest_chain()
+                    sync_peer.claimed_chain_metadata().pruned_height() <= local_metadata.height_of_longest_chain()
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();