diff --git a/engine/src/witness/btc_e.rs b/engine/src/witness/btc_e.rs
index 0c5fcd8fda..b0de5894c0 100644
--- a/engine/src/witness/btc_e.rs
+++ b/engine/src/witness/btc_e.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::{
 	},
 	witness::btc::deposits::{deposit_witnesses, map_script_addresses},
 };
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl VoterApi<BitcoinBlockHeightTracking> for BitcoinBlockHeightTrackingVoter {
 		let get_header = |index: BlockNumber| {
 			async move {
 				let header = self.client.block_header(index).await?;
-				tracing::info!("Voting for block height tracking: {:?}", header.height);
+				// tracing::info!("bht: Voting for block height tracking: {:?}", header.height);
 				// Order from lowest to highest block index.
 				Ok::<Header<sp_core::H256, u64>, anyhow::Error>(header_from_btc_header(header)?)
 			}
@@ -126,26 +126,35 @@ impl VoterApi<BitcoinBlockHeightTracking> for BitcoinBlockHeightTrackingVoter {
 
 		let best_block_header = header_from_btc_header(self.client.best_block_header().await?)?;
 
-		if witness_from_index == 0 {
+		if best_block_header.block_height <= witness_from_index {
+			Err(anyhow::anyhow!("btc: no new blocks found since best block height is {} for witness_from={witness_from_index}", best_block_header.block_height))
+		} else if witness_from_index == 0 {
 			headers.push_back(best_block_header);
 			Ok(headers)
 		} else {
 			// fetch the headers we haven't got yet
 			for index in witness_from_index..best_block_header.block_height {
-				let header = self.client.block_header(index).await?;
-				tracing::info!("Voting for block height tracking: {:?}", header.height);
+				// let header = self.client.block_header(index).await?;
+				// tracing::info!("bht: Voting for block height tracking: {:?}", header.height);
 				// Order from lowest to highest block index.
 				headers.push_back(get_header(index).await?);
 			}
 
 			headers.push_back(best_block_header);
+			tracing::info!(
+				"bht: Voting for block height tracking: {:?}",
+				headers.iter().map(|h| h.block_height)
+			);
 
 			// We should have a chain of hashees.
 			if headers.iter().zip(headers.iter().skip(1)).all(|(a, b)| a.hash == b.parent_hash) {
-				tracing::info!("Submitting vote with {} headers", headers.len());
+				tracing::info!(
+					"bht: Submitting vote for (witness_from={witness_from_index})with {} headers",
+					headers.len()
+				);
 				Ok(headers)
 			} else {
-				Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Headers do not form a chain"))
+				Err(anyhow::anyhow!("bht: Headers do not form a chain"))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking.rs b/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking.rs
index 46b8f36ab0..4ae762b372 100644
--- a/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking.rs
+++ b/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ impl<
 									unsynchronised_state
 										.headers
 										.current_state_as_no_chain_progress(),
-									unsynchronised_state.headers.next_height,
+									unsynchronised_state
+										.headers
+										.first_height()
+										.unwrap_or(0u32.into()), /* If we have no first height
+									                           * recorded, we have to restart
+									                           * the election?! */
 								))
 							},
 							Err(MergeFailure::InternalError(reason)) => {
diff --git a/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking/primitives.rs b/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking/primitives.rs
index bd000b15e6..a351bed90e 100644
--- a/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking/primitives.rs
+++ b/state-chain/pallets/cf-elections/src/electoral_systems/block_height_tracking/primitives.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ impl<H, N: Copy> ChainBlocks<H, N> {
 			ChainProgress::WaitingForFirstConsensus
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub fn first_height(&self) -> Option<N> {
+		self.headers.front().map(|h| h.block_height)
+	}
 }
 
 pub fn validate_continous_headers<H: PartialEq + Clone, N: PartialEq>(