diff --git a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/lib.rs b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/lib.rs
index 9ea7c496..f8a6759d 100644
--- a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ where
         let tx_selector = TxS::new(transaction_selector_settings);
         let blob_selector = BS::new(blob_selector_settings);
 
-        let mut incoming_blocks = adapter.blocks_stream().await;
+        let mut incoming_blocks = adapter.blocks_stream().await?;
         let mut leader = leadership::Leader::new(genesis_id, notes, config);
         let timer = time::Timer::new(time);
 
diff --git a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
index 306f3c39..1f6f6140 100644
--- a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/adapters/libp2p.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // std
+use overwatch_rs::DynError;
 use std::hash::Hash;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 // crates
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
-use tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::BroadcastStream, StreamExt};
 // internal
 use crate::network::{messages::NetworkMessage, BoxedStream, NetworkAdapter};
@@ -12,9 +13,9 @@ use nomos_network::{
     NetworkMsg, NetworkService,
 };
 use overwatch_rs::services::{relay::OutboundRelay, ServiceData};
+use tokio_stream::wrappers::errors::BroadcastStreamRecvError;
 
 const TOPIC: &str = "/cryptarchia/proto";
-const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 64;
 type Relay<T> = OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<T> as ServiceData>::Message>;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ where
     BlobCert: Clone + Eq + Hash,
 {
     network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Libp2p> as ServiceData>::Message>,
-    blocks: tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender<Block<Tx, BlobCert>>,
+    _phantom_tx: PhantomData<Tx>,
+    _blob_cert: PhantomData<BlobCert>,
 }
 
 impl<Tx, BlobCert> LibP2pAdapter<Tx, BlobCert>
@@ -45,8 +47,8 @@ where
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl<Tx, BlobCert> NetworkAdapter for LibP2pAdapter<Tx, BlobCert>
 where
-    Tx: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Clone + Eq + Hash + Send + 'static,
-    BlobCert: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Clone + Eq + Hash + Send + 'static,
+    Tx: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Clone + Eq + Hash + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    BlobCert: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Clone + Eq + Hash + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     type Backend = Libp2p;
     type Tx = Tx;
@@ -55,57 +57,54 @@ where
     async fn new(network_relay: Relay<Libp2p>) -> Self {
         let relay = network_relay.clone();
         Self::subscribe(&relay, TOPIC).await;
-        let blocks = tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender::new(BUFFER_SIZE);
-        let blocks_sender = blocks.clone();
         tracing::debug!("Starting up...");
         // this wait seems to be helpful in some cases since we give the time
         // to the network to establish connections before we start sending messages
         tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
 
-        // TODO: maybe we need the runtime handle here?
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let (sender, receiver) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
-            if let Err((e, _)) = relay
-                .send(NetworkMsg::Subscribe {
-                    kind: EventKind::Message,
-                    sender,
-                })
-                .await
-            {
-                tracing::error!("error subscribing to incoming messages: {e}");
-            }
-
-            let mut incoming_messages = receiver.await.unwrap();
-            loop {
-                match incoming_messages.recv().await {
-                    Ok(Event::Message(message)) => {
-                        match nomos_core::wire::deserialize(&message.data) {
-                            Ok(msg) => match msg {
-                                NetworkMessage::Block(block) => {
-                                    tracing::debug!("received block {:?}", block.header().id());
-                                    if let Err(err) = blocks_sender.send(block) {
-                                        tracing::error!("error sending block to consensus: {err}");
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                            _ => tracing::debug!("unrecognized gossipsub message"),
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(RecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
-                        tracing::error!("lagged messages: {n}")
-                    }
-                    Err(RecvError::Closed) => unreachable!(),
-                }
-            }
-        });
         Self {
             network_relay,
-            blocks,
+            _phantom_tx: Default::default(),
+            _blob_cert: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
-    async fn blocks_stream(&self) -> BoxedStream<Block<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>> {
-        Box::new(BroadcastStream::new(self.blocks.subscribe()).filter_map(Result::ok))
+    async fn blocks_stream(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<BoxedStream<Block<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>>, DynError> {
+        let (sender, receiver) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        if let Err((e, _)) = self
+            .network_relay
+            .send(NetworkMsg::Subscribe {
+                kind: EventKind::Message,
+                sender,
+            })
+            .await
+        {
+            return Err(Box::new(e));
+        }
+        Ok(Box::new(
+            BroadcastStream::new(receiver.await.map_err(Box::new)?).filter_map(|message| {
+                match message {
+                    Ok(Event::Message(message)) => match wire::deserialize(&message.data) {
+                        Ok(msg) => match msg {
+                            NetworkMessage::Block(block) => {
+                                tracing::debug!("received block {:?}", block.header().id());
+                                Some(block)
+                            }
+                        },
+                        _ => {
+                            tracing::debug!("unrecognized gossipsub message");
+                            None
+                        }
+                    },
+                    Err(BroadcastStreamRecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
+                        tracing::error!("lagged messages: {n}");
+                        None
+                    }
+                }
+            }),
+        ))
     }
 
     async fn broadcast(&self, message: NetworkMessage<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>) {
diff --git a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/mod.rs b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/mod.rs
index 409669bc..e1a3bf6d 100644
--- a/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/nomos-services/cryptarchia-consensus/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::hash::Hash;
 // crates
 use futures::Stream;
 use nomos_core::block::Block;
+use overwatch_rs::DynError;
 // internal
 use crate::network::messages::NetworkMessage;
 use nomos_network::backends::NetworkBackend;
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ pub trait NetworkAdapter {
     async fn new(
         network_relay: OutboundRelay<<NetworkService<Self::Backend> as ServiceData>::Message>,
     ) -> Self;
-    async fn blocks_stream(&self) -> BoxedStream<Block<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>>;
+    async fn blocks_stream(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<BoxedStream<Block<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>>, DynError>;
     async fn broadcast(&self, message: NetworkMessage<Self::Tx, Self::BlobCertificate>);
 }