diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e903db59..47068308 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Behaviour changes:
 Improvements:
 
 Bugs fixed:
+ * inappropriate log on attempt to construct Commit for anti-MEV enabled WatchOnly
+   (#139)
 
 ## [0.3.1] (29 November 2024)
 
diff --git a/check.go b/check.go
index 233877a5..cfc84e46 100644
--- a/check.go
+++ b/check.go
@@ -79,15 +79,20 @@ func (d *DBFT[H]) checkPreCommit() {
 		d.preBlockProcessed = true
 	}
 
-	// Require PreCommit sent by self for reliability. This condition may be removed
-	// in the future.
+	// Require PreCommit sent by self for reliability. This condition must not be
+	// removed because:
+	// 1) we need to filter out WatchOnly nodes;
+	// 2) CNs that have not sent PreCommit must not skip this stage (although it's OK
+	//    from the DKG/TPKE side to build final Block based only on other CN's data).
 	if d.PreCommitSent() {
 		d.verifyCommitPayloadsAgainstHeader()
 		d.sendCommit()
 		d.changeTimer(d.SecondsPerBlock)
 		d.checkCommit()
 	} else {
-		d.Logger.Debug("can't send commit since self preCommit not yet sent")
+		if !d.Context.WatchOnly() {
+			d.Logger.Debug("can't send commit since self preCommit not yet sent")
+		}
 	}
 }