diff --git a/db/forks.go b/db/forks.go
index c6472b2..0d21bc7 100644
--- a/db/forks.go
+++ b/db/forks.go
@@ -124,3 +124,16 @@ func UpdateFinalizedForkParents(finalizedRoots [][]byte, tx *sqlx.Tx) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func UpdateForkParent(parentRoot []byte, parentForkId uint64, tx *sqlx.Tx) error {
+	_, err := tx.Exec(`
+		UPDATE forks 
+		SET parent_fork = $1 
+		WHERE base_root = $2
+	`, parentForkId, parentRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/indexer/beacon/forkcache.go b/indexer/beacon/forkcache.go
index d92aad1..c9c92fa 100644
--- a/indexer/beacon/forkcache.go
+++ b/indexer/beacon/forkcache.go
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ type newForkInfo struct {
 	updateRoots [][]byte
 }
 
+type updateForkInfo struct {
+	baseRoot []byte
+	parent   ForkKey
+}
+
 // processBlock processes a block and detects new forks if any.
 // It persists the new forks to the database, updates any subsequent blocks building on top of the given block and returns the fork ID.
 func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
 	// 1. the parent is known & processed and has 1 more child block besides this one
 	// 2. the current block has 2 or more child blocks (multiple forks possible)
 	newForks := []*newForkInfo{}
+	updateForks := []*updateForkInfo{}
 	currentForkId := parentForkId
 
 	// check scenario 1
@@ -295,12 +301,17 @@ func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
 					otherFork := newFork(cache.lastForkId, parentSlot, *parentRoot, otherChildren[0], parentForkId)
 					cache.addFork(otherFork)
 
+					updatedRoots, updatedFork := cache.updateForkBlocks(otherChildren[0], otherFork.forkId, false)
 					newFork := &newForkInfo{
 						fork:        otherFork,
-						updateRoots: cache.updateForkBlocks(otherChildren[0], otherFork.forkId, false),
+						updateRoots: updatedRoots,
 					}
 					newForks = append(newForks, newFork)
 
+					if updatedFork != nil {
+						updateForks = append(updateForks, updatedFork)
+					}
+
 					fmt.Fprintf(&logbuf, ", head2: %v [%v, %v upd]", newFork.fork.leafSlot, newFork.fork.leafRoot.String(), len(newFork.updateRoots))
 				}
 			}
@@ -332,12 +343,17 @@ func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
 				fork := newFork(cache.lastForkId, block.Slot, block.Root, child, currentForkId)
 				cache.addFork(fork)
 
+				updatedRoots, updatedFork := cache.updateForkBlocks(child, fork.forkId, false)
 				newFork := &newForkInfo{
 					fork:        fork,
-					updateRoots: cache.updateForkBlocks(child, fork.forkId, false),
+					updateRoots: updatedRoots,
 				}
 				newForks = append(newForks, newFork)
 
+				if updatedFork != nil {
+					updateForks = append(updateForks, updatedFork)
+				}
+
 				fmt.Fprintf(&logbuf, ", head%v: %v [%v, %v upd]", idx+1, newFork.fork.leafSlot, newFork.fork.leafRoot.String(), len(newFork.updateRoots))
 			}
 		}
@@ -348,7 +364,10 @@ func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
 	}
 
 	// update fork ids of all blocks building on top of this block
-	updatedBlocks := cache.updateForkBlocks(block, currentForkId, true)
+	updatedBlocks, updatedFork := cache.updateForkBlocks(block, currentForkId, true)
+	if updatedFork != nil {
+		updateForks = append(updateForks, updatedFork)
+	}
 
 	// set detected fork id to the block
 	block.forkId = currentForkId
@@ -408,8 +427,8 @@ func (cache *forkCache) processBlock(block *Block) error {
 }
 
 // updateForkBlocks updates the blocks building on top of the given block in the fork and returns the updated block roots.
-func (cache *forkCache) updateForkBlocks(startBlock *Block, forkId ForkKey, skipStartBlock bool) [][]byte {
-	blockRoots := [][]byte{}
+func (cache *forkCache) updateForkBlocks(startBlock *Block, forkId ForkKey, skipStartBlock bool) (blockRoots [][]byte, updatedFork *updateForkInfo) {
+	blockRoots = [][]byte{}
 
 	if !skipStartBlock {
 		blockRoots = append(blockRoots, startBlock.Root[:])
@@ -417,7 +436,20 @@ func (cache *forkCache) updateForkBlocks(startBlock *Block, forkId ForkKey, skip
 
 	for {
 		nextBlocks := cache.indexer.blockCache.getBlocksByParentRoot(startBlock.Root)
-		if len(nextBlocks) != 1 {
+		if len(nextBlocks) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if len(nextBlocks) > 1 {
+			// potential fork ahead, check if the fork is already processed and has correct parent fork id
+			if fork := cache.getForkByLeaf(startBlock.Root); fork != nil && fork.parentFork != forkId {
+				fork.parentFork = forkId
+
+				updatedFork = &updateForkInfo{
+					baseRoot: startBlock.Root[:],
+					parent:   forkId,
+				}
+			}
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -436,5 +468,5 @@ func (cache *forkCache) updateForkBlocks(startBlock *Block, forkId ForkKey, skip
 		startBlock = nextBlock
 	}
 
-	return blockRoots
+	return
 }