diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcc4dd8ba0..9d6ca2eb35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 - Fixed a trie log layer issue on bonsai during reorg [#4069](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4069)
 - Fix transition protocol schedule to return the pre Merge schedule when reorg pre TTD [#4078](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4078)
 - Remove hash to sync from the queue only if the sync step succeeds [#4105](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4105)
-- The build process runs successfully even though the system language is not English  [#4102](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4102)
+- The build process runs successfully even though the system language is not English [#4102](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4102)
+- Avoid starting or stopping the BlockPropagationManager more than once [#4122](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4122)
 
 ## 22.7.0-RC1
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DefaultSynchronizer.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DefaultSynchronizer.java
index 23241cf3e1..34d31764bc 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DefaultSynchronizer.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DefaultSynchronizer.java
@@ -179,7 +179,12 @@ public class DefaultSynchronizer implements Synchronizer {
   public CompletableFuture<Void> start() {
     if (running.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
       LOG.info("Starting synchronizer.");
-      blockPropagationManager.ifPresent(BlockPropagationManager::start);
+      blockPropagationManager.ifPresent(
+          manager -> {
+            if (!manager.isRunning()) {
+              manager.start();
+            }
+          });
       CompletableFuture<Void> future;
       if (fastSyncDownloader.isPresent()) {
         future = fastSyncDownloader.get().start().thenCompose(this::handleSyncResult);
@@ -201,7 +206,12 @@ public class DefaultSynchronizer implements Synchronizer {
       fastSyncDownloader.ifPresent(FastSyncDownloader::stop);
       fullSyncDownloader.ifPresent(FullSyncDownloader::stop);
       maybePruner.ifPresent(Pruner::stop);
-      blockPropagationManager.ifPresent(BlockPropagationManager::stop);
+      blockPropagationManager.ifPresent(
+          manager -> {
+            if (manager.isRunning()) {
+              manager.stop();
+            }
+          });
     }
   }