diff --git a/validator/client/validator.go b/validator/client/validator.go
index 53921b18ff9d..064be101cd55 100644
--- a/validator/client/validator.go
+++ b/validator/client/validator.go
@@ -295,15 +295,6 @@ func (v *validator) UpdateDuties(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) error {
 	alreadySubscribed := make(map[[64]byte]bool)
 
 	for _, duty := range v.duties.Duties {
-		if v.emitAccountMetrics {
-			fmtKey := fmt.Sprintf("%#x", duty.PublicKey[:])
-			validatorStatusesGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(fmtKey).Set(float64(duty.Status))
-		}
-
-		if duty.Status != ethpb.ValidatorStatus_ACTIVE {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		lFields := logrus.Fields{
 			"pubKey":         fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(duty.PublicKey)),
 			"validatorIndex": duty.ValidatorIndex,
@@ -312,30 +303,37 @@ func (v *validator) UpdateDuties(ctx context.Context, slot uint64) error {
 			"status":         duty.Status,
 		}
 
-		attesterSlot := duty.AttesterSlot
-		committeeIndex := duty.CommitteeIndex
-
-		if len(duty.ProposerSlots) > 0 {
-			lFields["proposerSlots"] = duty.ProposerSlots
+		if v.emitAccountMetrics {
+			fmtKey := fmt.Sprintf("%#x", duty.PublicKey[:])
+			validatorStatusesGaugeVec.WithLabelValues(fmtKey).Set(float64(duty.Status))
 		}
-		lFields["attesterSlot"] = attesterSlot
 
-		alreadySubscribedKey := validatorSubscribeKey(attesterSlot, committeeIndex)
-		if _, ok := alreadySubscribed[alreadySubscribedKey]; ok {
-			continue
-		}
+		if duty.Status == ethpb.ValidatorStatus_ACTIVE {
+			attesterSlot := duty.AttesterSlot
+			committeeIndex := duty.CommitteeIndex
 
-		aggregator, err := v.isAggregator(ctx, duty.Committee, attesterSlot, bytesutil.ToBytes48(duty.PublicKey))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if a validator is an aggregator")
-		}
-		if aggregator {
-			alreadySubscribed[alreadySubscribedKey] = true
+			if len(duty.ProposerSlots) > 0 {
+				lFields["proposerSlots"] = duty.ProposerSlots
+			}
+			lFields["attesterSlot"] = attesterSlot
+
+			alreadySubscribedKey := validatorSubscribeKey(attesterSlot, committeeIndex)
+			if _, ok := alreadySubscribed[alreadySubscribedKey]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			aggregator, err := v.isAggregator(ctx, duty.Committee, attesterSlot, bytesutil.ToBytes48(duty.PublicKey))
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if a validator is an aggregator")
+			}
+			if aggregator {
+				alreadySubscribed[alreadySubscribedKey] = true
+			}
+			subscribeSlots = append(subscribeSlots, attesterSlot)
+			subscribeCommitteeIDs = append(subscribeCommitteeIDs, committeeIndex)
+			subscribeIsAggregator = append(subscribeIsAggregator, aggregator)
+			log.WithFields(lFields).Info("New assignment")
 		}
-		subscribeSlots = append(subscribeSlots, attesterSlot)
-		subscribeCommitteeIDs = append(subscribeCommitteeIDs, committeeIndex)
-		subscribeIsAggregator = append(subscribeIsAggregator, aggregator)
-		log.WithFields(lFields).Info("New assignment")
 	}
 
 	// Notify beacon node to subscribe to the attester and aggregator subnets for the next epoch.