diff --git a/src/lib_dal_node/block_handler.ml b/src/lib_dal_node/block_handler.ml
index c82db241c6e081d0030b82381e5cf1e192380a13..e935a5a246669250785cdf8d40bbf3d4ffc0cf31 100644
--- a/src/lib_dal_node/block_handler.ml
+++ b/src/lib_dal_node/block_handler.ml
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ let process_block_data ctxt cctxt store proto_parameters block_level
     (* If a slot header was posted to the L1 and we have the corresponding
        data, post it to gossipsub.  Note that this is done independently
        of the profile. *)
+    let level_committee = Node_context.fetch_committee ctxt in
+    let slot_size = proto_parameters.cryptobox_parameters.slot_size in
+    let gs_worker = Node_context.get_gs_worker ctxt in
     List.iter_es
       (fun Dal_plugin.{slot_index; commitment; published_level} ->
         let slot_id : Types.slot_id =
@@ -396,9 +399,9 @@ let process_block_data ctxt cctxt store proto_parameters block_level
         in
         Slot_manager.publish_slot_data
           ctxt
-          ~level_committee:(Node_context.fetch_committee ctxt)
-          ~slot_size:proto_parameters.cryptobox_parameters.slot_size
-          (Node_context.get_gs_worker ctxt)
+          ~level_committee
+          ~slot_size
+          gs_worker
           proto_parameters
           commitment
           slot_id)
diff --git a/src/lib_dal_node/slot_manager.ml b/src/lib_dal_node/slot_manager.ml
index 25a2f075388a2924e135a76ea7a08fa0beafecd9..68e5dc974f7545f86e22f13a574389d1cbb7a463 100644
--- a/src/lib_dal_node/slot_manager.ml
+++ b/src/lib_dal_node/slot_manager.ml
@@ -347,12 +347,23 @@ let publish_slot_data ctxt ~level_committee ~slot_size gs_worker
   let cache = Store.cache node_store in
   match Store.Commitment_indexed_cache.find_opt cache commitment with
   | None ->
-      (* This is unexpected. Either:
-         1. The proofs where not stored properly (an invariant is broken)
-         2. The node was restarted (unlikely to happen given the time frame)
-         3. The cache was full (unlikely to happen if
-         [shards_proofs_cache_size] is set properly. *)
-      let*! () = Event.emit_commitment_not_found_in_cache ~commitment in
+      let*! () =
+        if
+          Profile_manager.can_publish_on_slot_index
+            slot_id.Types.Slot_id.slot_index
+            (Node_context.get_profile_ctxt ctxt)
+        then
+          (* This is unexpected. Either:
+             1. The proofs where not stored properly (an invariant is broken)
+             2. The node was restarted (unlikely to happen given the time frame)
+             3. The cache was full (unlikely to happen if
+             [shards_proofs_cache_size] is set properly. *)
+          Event.emit_commitment_not_found_in_cache ~commitment
+        else
+          (* The node is likely not concerned with the publication of the shards
+             of this commit. *)
+          Lwt.return_unit
+      in
       return_unit
   | Some (slot, shares, shard_proofs) ->
       let shards =