diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/vote.go b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/vote.go
index 592a5741cb91..f31e95c86284 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/vote.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/engines/engine_v2/vote.go
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ func (x *XDPoS_v2) voteHandler(chain consensus.ChainReader, voteMsg *types.Vote)
 
 	epochInfo, err := x.getEpochSwitchInfo(chain, nil, voteMsg.ProposedBlockInfo.Hash)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("[voteHandler] Error when getting epoch switch Info", "error", err)
-		return errors.New("fail on voteHandler due to failure in getting epoch switch info")
+		return &utils.ErrIncomingMessageBlockNotFound{
+			Type:                "vote",
+			IncomingBlockHash:   voteMsg.ProposedBlockInfo.Hash,
+			IncomingBlockNumber: voteMsg.ProposedBlockInfo.Number,
+			Err:                 err,
+		}
 	}
 
 	certThreshold := x.config.V2.Config(uint64(voteMsg.ProposedBlockInfo.Round)).CertThreshold
diff --git a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/errors.go b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/errors.go
index da83ec706474..eec246b54b7b 100644
--- a/consensus/XDPoS/utils/errors.go
+++ b/consensus/XDPoS/utils/errors.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 
+	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/types"
 )
 
@@ -120,3 +122,14 @@ type ErrIncomingMessageRoundTooFarFromCurrentRound struct {
 func (e *ErrIncomingMessageRoundTooFarFromCurrentRound) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s message round number: %v is too far away from currentRound: %v", e.Type, e.IncomingRound, e.CurrentRound)
 }
+
+type ErrIncomingMessageBlockNotFound struct {
+	Type                string
+	IncomingBlockHash   common.Hash
+	IncomingBlockNumber *big.Int
+	Err                 error
+}
+
+func (e *ErrIncomingMessageBlockNotFound) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s proposed block is not found hash: %v, block number: %v, error: %s", e.Type, e.IncomingBlockHash.Hex(), e.IncomingBlockNumber, e.Err)
+}
diff --git a/consensus/tests/engine_v2_tests/vote_test.go b/consensus/tests/engine_v2_tests/vote_test.go
index 4a58ad08abda..afaf5e818dfe 100644
--- a/consensus/tests/engine_v2_tests/vote_test.go
+++ b/consensus/tests/engine_v2_tests/vote_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/accounts/abi/bind/backends"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/consensus/XDPoS"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/types"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/params"
@@ -195,11 +194,11 @@ func TestVoteMessageHandlerSuccessfullyGeneratedAndProcessQC(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestThrowErrorIfVoteMsgRoundIsMoreThanOneRoundAwayFromCurrentRound(t *testing.T) {
-	blockchain, _, _, _, _, _ := PrepareXDCTestBlockChainForV2Engine(t, 905, params.TestXDPoSMockChainConfig, nil)
+	blockchain, _, currentBlock, _, _, _ := PrepareXDCTestBlockChainForV2Engine(t, 905, params.TestXDPoSMockChainConfig, nil)
 	engineV2 := blockchain.Engine().(*XDPoS.XDPoS).EngineV2
 
 	blockInfo := &types.BlockInfo{
-		Hash:   common.HexToHash("0x1"),
+		Hash:   currentBlock.Hash(),
 		Round:  types.Round(6),
 		Number: big.NewInt(999),
 	}
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ func TestVoteMessageShallNotThrowErrorIfBlockNotYetExist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	err := engineV2.VoteHandler(blockchain, voteMsg)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "proposed block is not found")
 
 	voteMsg = &types.Vote{
 		ProposedBlockInfo: blockInfo,
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ func TestVoteMessageShallNotThrowErrorIfBlockNotYetExist(t *testing.T) {
 		GapNumber:         450,
 	}
 	err = engineV2.VoteHandler(blockchain, voteMsg)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "proposed block is not found")
 
 	// Create a vote message that should trigger vote pool hook, but it shall not produce any QC yet
 	voteMsg = &types.Vote{
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ func TestVoteMessageShallNotThrowErrorIfBlockNotYetExist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	err = engineV2.VoteHandler(blockchain, voteMsg)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "proposed block is not found")
 	currentRound, lockQuorumCert, highestQuorumCert, _, _, _ := engineV2.GetPropertiesFaker()
 	// Still using the initlised value because we did not yet go to the next round
 	assert.Nil(t, lockQuorumCert)
diff --git a/eth/bft/bft_handler.go b/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
index 44d7c9b42378..267153dfb55d 100644
--- a/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
+++ b/eth/bft/bft_handler.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func (b *Bfter) Vote(peer string, vote *types.Vote) error {
 				log.Debug("vote round not equal", "error", err, "vote", vote.Hash())
 				return err
 			}
+			if _, ok := err.(*utils.ErrIncomingMessageBlockNotFound); ok {
+				log.Debug("vote proposed block not found", "error", err, "vote", vote.Hash())
+				return err
+			}
 			log.Error("handle BFT Vote", "error", err)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 3bb563ddcdaa..503671eb5280 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		if !exist {
 			go pm.bft.Vote(p.id, &vote)
 		} else {
-			log.Debug("Discarded vote, known vote", "vote hash", vote.Hash(), "voted block hash", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Hash.Hex(), "number", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Number, "round", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Round)
+			log.Trace("Discarded vote, known vote", "vote hash", vote.Hash(), "voted block hash", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Hash.Hex(), "number", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Number, "round", vote.ProposedBlockInfo.Round)
 		}
 
 	case msg.Code == TimeoutMsg:
diff --git a/eth/hooks/engine_v2_hooks.go b/eth/hooks/engine_v2_hooks.go
index 8cb27cdd49c4..fde8e924879f 100644
--- a/eth/hooks/engine_v2_hooks.go
+++ b/eth/hooks/engine_v2_hooks.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ func AttachConsensusV2Hooks(adaptor *XDPoS.XDPoS, bc *core.BlockChain, chainConf
 			parentNumber--
 			parentHash = parentHeader.ParentHash
 			listBlockHash = append(listBlockHash, parentHash)
-			log.Debug("[HookPenalty] listBlockHash", "i", i, "len", len(listBlockHash), "parentHash", parentHash, "parentNumber", parentNumber)
 		}
 
 		// add list not miner to penalties