diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 60f2a87933..9f7d6a50f9 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -422,6 +422,9 @@ proc initFullNode(
         DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.uint64
       else:
         CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64
+    custody_columns_set =
+      node.network.nodeId.get_custody_columns_set(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                                                      localCustodySubnets))
     consensusManager = ConsensusManager.new(
       dag, attestationPool, quarantine, node.elManager,
       ActionTracker.init(node.network.nodeId, config.subscribeAllSubnets),
@@ -532,8 +535,8 @@ proc initFullNode(
       processor: processor,
       network: node.network)
     requestManager = RequestManager.init(
-      node.network, supernode, dag.cfg.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH, getBeaconTime,
-      (proc(): bool = syncManager.inProgress),
+      node.network, supernode, custody_columns_set, dag.cfg.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH, 
+      getBeaconTime, (proc(): bool = syncManager.inProgress),
       quarantine, blobQuarantine, dataColumnQuarantine, rmanBlockVerifier,
       rmanBlockLoader, rmanBlobLoader, rmanDataColumnLoader)
   
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ proc initFullNode(
   dataColumnQuarantine[].supernode = supernode
   dataColumnQuarantine[].custody_columns = 
     node.network.nodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
-                                            localCustodySubnets))
+                                                localCustodySubnets))
 
   if node.config.subscribeAllSubnets:
     node.network.loadCscnetMetadataAndEnr(DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.uint8)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/eip7594_helpers.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/eip7594_helpers.nim
index 0c489dfa4e..4d3cdf0613 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/eip7594_helpers.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/eip7594_helpers.nim
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ func sortedColumnIndices*(columnsPerSubnet: ColumnIndex,
   res.sort
   res
 
+func sortedColumnIndicesToHashSet*(columnsPerSubnet: ColumnIndex,
+                                   subnetIds: HashSet[uint64]):
+                                   HashSet[ColumnIndex] =
+  var res: HashSet[ColumnIndex] = initHashSet[ColumnIndex]()
+  for i in 0'u64 ..< columnsPerSubnet:
+    for subnetId in subnetIds:
+      let index = DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT * i + subnetId
+      res.incl(ColumnIndex(index))  # Add to HashSet
+  res
+
 func sortedColumnIndexList*(columnsPerSubnet: ColumnIndex,
                             subnetIds: HashSet[uint64]):
                             List[ColumnIndex, NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS] =
@@ -93,6 +103,20 @@ func get_custody_columns*(node_id: NodeId,
 
   sortedColumnIndices(ColumnIndex(columns_per_subnet), subnet_ids)
 
+func get_custody_columns_set*(node_id: NodeId,
+                              custody_subnet_count: uint64):
+                              HashSet[ColumnIndex] =
+  # This method returns a HashSet of column indices, 
+  # the method is specifically relevant while peer filtering
+  let
+    subnet_ids =
+      get_custody_column_subnets(node_id, custody_subnet_count)
+  const
+    columns_per_subnet =
+      NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS div DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT
+
+  sortedColumnIndicesToHashSet(ColumnIndex(columns_per_subnet), subnet_ids)
+
 func get_custody_column_list*(node_id: NodeId,
                               custody_subnet_count: uint64):
                               List[ColumnIndex, NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS] =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index 66771931b0..913ac09f13 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type
   RequestManager* = object
     network*: Eth2Node
     supernode*: bool
+    custody_columns_set: HashSet[ColumnIndex]
     getBeaconTime: GetBeaconTimeFn
     inhibit: InhibitFn
     quarantine: ref Quarantine
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ func shortLog*(x: seq[FetchRecord]): string =
 
 proc init*(T: type RequestManager, network: Eth2Node,
               supernode: bool,
+              custody_columns_set: HashSet[ColumnIndex],
               denebEpoch: Epoch,
               getBeaconTime: GetBeaconTimeFn,
               inhibit: InhibitFn,
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ proc init*(T: type RequestManager, network: Eth2Node,
   RequestManager(
     network: network,
     supernode: supernode,
+    custody_columns_set: custody_columns_set,
     getBeaconTime: getBeaconTime,
     inhibit: inhibit,
     quarantine: quarantine,
@@ -293,12 +296,6 @@ proc checkPeerCustody*(rman: RequestManager,
 
     elif peer.lookupCscFromPeer() == 
         CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64:
-      # Fetch local custody column
-      let
-        localNodeId = rman.network.nodeId
-        localCustodyColumns =
-          localNodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
-                                              CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64))
 
       # Fetch the remote custody count
       let remoteCustodySubnetCount =
@@ -309,10 +306,10 @@ proc checkPeerCustody*(rman: RequestManager,
       let
         remoteNodeId = fetchNodeIdFromPeerId(peer)
         remoteCustodyColumns =
-          remoteNodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+          remoteNodeId.get_custody_columns_set(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
                                                remoteCustodySubnetCount))
 
-      for local_column in localCustodyColumns:
+      for local_column in rman.custody_columns_set:
         if local_column notin remoteCustodyColumns:
           return false
       
@@ -556,15 +553,7 @@ proc getMissingDataColumns(rman: RequestManager): seq[DataColumnIdentifier] =
              commitments = len(forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments)
           for idx in missing.indices:
             let id = DataColumnIdentifier(block_root: columnless.root, index: idx)
-            let local_csc = 
-              if rman.supernode:
-                DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.uint64
-              else:
-                CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64
-            let local_custody =
-              rman.network.nodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
-                                                          local_csc))
-            if id.index in local_custody and id notin fetches and 
+            if id.index in rman.custody_columns_set and id notin fetches and 
                 len(forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments) != 0:
               fetches.add(id)
         else: