diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 78c37043..0be59a38 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -53,9 +54,12 @@ type Store[H header.Header[H]] struct {
 	writesDn chan struct{}
 	// writeHead maintains the current write head
 	writeHead atomic.Pointer[H]
+
+	knownHeadersLk sync.Mutex
 	// knownHeaders tracks all processed headers
 	// to advance writeHead only over continuous headers.
 	knownHeaders map[uint64]H
+
 	// pending keeps headers pending to be written in one batch
 	pending *batch[H]
 
@@ -322,18 +326,18 @@ func (s *Store[H]) Append(ctx context.Context, headers ...H) error {
 	var err error
 	// take current write head to verify headers against
 	var head H
-	headPtr := s.writeHead.Load()
-	if headPtr == nil {
+	if headPtr := s.writeHead.Load(); headPtr == nil {
 		head, err = s.Head(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// store header from the disk.
+		gotHead := head
+		s.writeHead.CompareAndSwap(nil, &gotHead)
 	} else {
 		head = *headPtr
 	}
 
-	continuousHead := head
-
 	slices.SortFunc(headers, func(a, b H) int {
 		return cmp.Compare(a.Height(), b.Height())
 	})
@@ -363,17 +367,15 @@ func (s *Store[H]) Append(ctx context.Context, headers ...H) error {
 		verified = append(verified, h)
 		head = h
 
-		if continuousHead.Height()+1 == head.Height() {
-			continuousHead = head
-		} else {
+		{
+			s.knownHeadersLk.Lock()
 			s.knownHeaders[head.Height()] = head
+			s.knownHeadersLk.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
 
 	onWrite := func() {
-		newHead := s.tryAdvanceHead(continuousHead)
-		s.writeHead.Store(&newHead)
-
+		newHead := s.tryAdvanceHead()
 		log.Infow("new head", "height", newHead.Height(), "hash", newHead.Hash())
 		s.metrics.newHead(newHead.Height())
 	}
@@ -519,19 +521,32 @@ func (s *Store[H]) get(ctx context.Context, hash header.Hash) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // try advance heighest header if we saw a higher continuous before.
-func (s *Store[H]) tryAdvanceHead(highestHead H) H {
-	curr := highestHead.Height()
+func (s *Store[H]) tryAdvanceHead() H {
+	s.knownHeadersLk.Lock()
+	defer s.knownHeadersLk.Unlock()
 
+	head := *s.writeHead.Load()
+	height := head.Height()
+	currHead := head
+
+	// try to move to the next height.
 	for len(s.knownHeaders) > 0 {
-		h, ok := s.knownHeaders[curr+1]
+		h, ok := s.knownHeaders[height+1]
 		if !ok {
 			break
 		}
-		highestHead = h
-		delete(s.knownHeaders, curr+1)
-		curr++
+		head = h
+		delete(s.knownHeaders, height+1)
+		height++
+	}
+
+	// if writeHead not set OR it's height is less then we found then update.
+	if currHead.Height() < head.Height() {
+		// we don't need CAS here because that's the only place
+		// where writeHead is updated, knownHeadersLk ensures 1 goroutine.
+		s.writeHead.Store(&head)
 	}
-	return highestHead
+	return head
 }
 
 // indexTo saves mapping between header Height and Hash to the given batch.
diff --git a/store/store_test.go b/store/store_test.go
index b98f1b8f..fcaefa6e 100644
--- a/store/store_test.go
+++ b/store/store_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math/rand"
+	stdsync "sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -141,6 +143,52 @@ func TestStore_Append_BadHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestStore_Append(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	suite := headertest.NewTestSuite(t)
+
+	ds := sync.MutexWrap(datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+	store := NewTestStore(t, ctx, ds, suite.Head(), WithWriteBatchSize(4))
+
+	head, err := store.Head(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, head.Hash(), suite.Head().Hash())
+
+	const workers = 10
+	const chunk = 5
+	headers := suite.GenDummyHeaders(workers * chunk)
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, workers)
+	var wg stdsync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(workers)
+
+	for i := range workers {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			// make every append happened in random order.
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(10)) * time.Millisecond)
+
+			err := store.Append(ctx, headers[i*chunk:(i+1)*chunk]...)
+			errCh <- err
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(errCh)
+	for err := range errCh {
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// wait for batch to be written.
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	head, err = store.Head(ctx)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, head.Hash(), headers[len(headers)-1].Hash())
+}
+
 func TestStore_Append_stableHeadWhenGaps(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
@@ -155,22 +203,11 @@ func TestStore_Append_stableHeadWhenGaps(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, head.Hash(), suite.Head().Hash())
 
 	firstChunk := suite.GenDummyHeaders(5)
-	for i := range firstChunk {
-		t.Log("firstChunk:", firstChunk[i].Height(), firstChunk[i].Hash())
-	}
 	missedChunk := suite.GenDummyHeaders(5)
-	for i := range missedChunk {
-		t.Log("missedChunk:", missedChunk[i].Height(), missedChunk[i].Hash())
-	}
 	lastChunk := suite.GenDummyHeaders(5)
-	for i := range lastChunk {
-		t.Log("lastChunk:", lastChunk[i].Height(), lastChunk[i].Hash())
-	}
 
 	wantHead := firstChunk[len(firstChunk)-1]
-	t.Log("wantHead", wantHead.Height(), wantHead.Hash())
 	latestHead := lastChunk[len(lastChunk)-1]
-	t.Log("latestHead", latestHead.Height(), latestHead.Hash())
 
 	{
 		err := store.Append(ctx, firstChunk...)
@@ -197,7 +234,6 @@ func TestStore_Append_stableHeadWhenGaps(t *testing.T) {
 		head, err := store.Head(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, head.Height(), wantHead.Height())
-		t.Log("head", head.Height(), head.Hash())
 		assert.Equal(t, head.Hash(), wantHead.Hash())
 
 		// check that store height is aligned with the head.