Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a transmission power for a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission by a base station, the indicated transmission power different than a default transmission power for SSB transmissions by the base station. The UE may determine a received power with which the SSB transmission is received at the UE. The UE may receive one or more downlink transmissions from the base station based at least in part on the received power for the SSB transmission and a difference between the default transmission power and the indicated transmission power for the SSB transmission.