diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
index 07633681d..9eea13aab 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ pub fn validate_header_download(
     // validate header against parent
     consensus.validate_header_against_parent(header, parent).map_err(|error| {
         DownloadError::HeaderValidation {
-            hash: parent.hash(),
+            hash: header.hash(),
             number: header.number,
             error: Box::new(error),
         }
     })?;
     // validate header standalone
     consensus.validate_header(header).map_err(|error| DownloadError::HeaderValidation {
-        hash: parent.hash(),
+        hash: header.hash(),
         number: header.number,
         error: Box::new(error),
     })?;