diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/handlers.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/handlers.go
index 0ef419347224..171790b1bc21 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/handlers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/handlers.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func (s *Server) GetAttesterDuties(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	var dependentRoot []byte
-	if requestedEpoch == 0 {
+	if requestedEpoch <= 1 {
 		r, err := s.BeaconDB.GenesisBlockRoot(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			httputil.HandleError(w, "Could not get genesis block root: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)