diff --git a/src/event_graph/mod.rs b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
index b97b784ce439..3cc908f48256 100644
--- a/src/event_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/event_graph/mod.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ pub struct EventGraph {
     /// Event subscriber, this notifies whenever an event is
     /// inserted into the DAG
     pub event_sub: SubscriberPtr<Event>,
+    days_rotation: u64,
+    genesis: Event,
 }
 
 impl EventGraph {
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ impl EventGraph {
         let broadcasted_ids = RwLock::new(HashSet::new());
         let event_sub = Subscriber::new();
 
+        // Create the current genesis event based on the `days_rotation`
+        let current_genesis = Self::generate_genesis(days_rotation);
         let self_ = Arc::new(Self {
             p2p,
             dag: dag.clone(),
@@ -112,11 +116,10 @@ impl EventGraph {
             broadcasted_ids,
             prune_task: OnceCell::new(),
             event_sub,
+            days_rotation,
+            genesis: current_genesis.clone(),
         });
 
-        // Create the current genesis event based on the `days_rotation`
-        let current_genesis = Self::generate_genesis(days_rotation);
-
         // Check if we have it in our DAG.
         // If not, we can prune the DAG and insert this new genesis event.
         if !dag.contains_key(current_genesis.id().as_bytes())? {
@@ -149,6 +152,14 @@ impl EventGraph {
         Ok(self_)
     }
 
+    pub fn days_rotation(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.days_rotation
+    }
+
+    pub fn genesis(&self) -> Event {
+        self.genesis.clone()
+    }
+
     async fn _handle_stop(&self, sled_db: sled::Db) {
         info!(target: "event_graph::_handle_stop()", "[EVENTGRAPH] Prune task stopped, flushing sled");
         sled_db.flush_async().await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/event_graph/proto.rs b/src/event_graph/proto.rs
index a94039a29b4a..7ca87068b3c9 100644
--- a/src/event_graph/proto.rs
+++ b/src/event_graph/proto.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ impl ProtocolEventGraph {
                  target: "event_graph::protocol::handle_event_put()",
                  "Got EventPut: {} [{}]", event.id(), self.channel.address(),
             );
+            // Check if event is older than the previous rotation period
+            if event.timestamp < self.event_graph.genesis().timestamp {
+                debug!(
+                    target: "event_graph::protocol::handle_event_put()",
+                    "Event {} is older than genesis. Event timestamp: `{}`. Genesis timestamp: `{}`",
+                event.id(), event.timestamp, self.event_graph.genesis().timestamp
+                );
+            }
 
             // We received an event. Check if we already have it in our DAG.
             // Also check if we have the event's parents. In the case we do