diff --git a/consensus/debugging.go b/consensus/debugging.go
index 43daf04c3..3fb26af85 100644
--- a/consensus/debugging.go
+++ b/consensus/debugging.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (m *consensusModule) sendGetMetadataStateSyncMessage(_ *messaging.DebugMess
 	}
 
 	for _, val := range validators {
-		if m.GetNodeAddress() != val.GetAddress() {
+		if m.GetNodeAddress() == val.GetAddress() {
 			continue
 		}
 		valAddress := cryptoPocket.AddressFromString(val.GetAddress())
diff --git a/consensus/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/consensus/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index d019cb7cc..40d42f642 100644
--- a/consensus/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/consensus/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.0.35] - 2023-02-28
+
+- Fixed bug in `sendGetMetadataStateSyncMessage`
+
 ## [0.0.0.34] - 2023-02-24
 
 - Fixed `TestPacemakerCatchupSameStepDifferentRounds` test
diff --git a/consensus/state_sync_handler.go b/consensus/state_sync_handler.go
index e306df8b9..cd78a36f3 100644
--- a/consensus/state_sync_handler.go
+++ b/consensus/state_sync_handler.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 func (m *consensusModule) HandleStateSyncMessage(stateSyncMessageAny *anypb.Any) error {
 	m.m.Lock()
 	defer m.m.Unlock()
+	m.logger.Info().Msg("Handling StateSyncMessage")
 
 	switch stateSyncMessageAny.MessageName() {
 	case StateSyncMessageContentType:
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func (m *consensusModule) HandleStateSyncMessage(stateSyncMessageAny *anypb.Any)
 func (m *consensusModule) handleStateSyncMessage(stateSyncMessage *typesCons.StateSyncMessage) error {
 	switch stateSyncMessage.Message.(type) {
 	case *typesCons.StateSyncMessage_MetadataReq:
+		m.logger.Info().Str("proto_type", "MetadataRequest").Msg("Handling StateSyncMessage MetadataReq")
 		if !m.stateSync.IsServerModEnabled() {
 			return fmt.Errorf("server module is not enabled")
 		}
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ func (m *consensusModule) handleStateSyncMessage(stateSyncMessage *typesCons.Sta
 	case *typesCons.StateSyncMessage_MetadataRes:
 		return m.stateSync.HandleStateSyncMetadataResponse(stateSyncMessage.GetMetadataRes())
 	case *typesCons.StateSyncMessage_GetBlockReq:
+		m.logger.Info().Str("proto_type", "GetBlockRequest").Msg("Handling StateSyncMessage MetadataReq")
 		if !m.stateSync.IsServerModEnabled() {
 			return fmt.Errorf("server module is not enabled")
 		}