diff --git a/packages/rln/src/codec.ts b/packages/rln/src/codec.ts
index 25a441b9bb..62cb68dad9 100644
--- a/packages/rln/src/codec.ts
+++ b/packages/rln/src/codec.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import type {
   IMessage,
   IProtoMessage,
   IRateLimitProof,
-  IRoutingInfo,
-  PubsubTopic
+  IRoutingInfo
 } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import { Logger } from "@waku/utils";
 
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@ export class RLNEncoder implements IEncoder {
     this.idSecretHash = identityCredential.IDSecretHash;
   }
 
-  public get pubsubTopic(): PubsubTopic {
-    return this.encoder.pubsubTopic;
-  }
-
   public async toWire(message: IMessage): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined> {
     message.rateLimitProof = await this.generateProof(message);
     log.info("Proof generated", message.rateLimitProof);
@@ -61,6 +56,10 @@ export class RLNEncoder implements IEncoder {
     );
   }
 
+  public get pubsubTopic(): string {
+    return this.encoder.pubsubTopic;
+  }
+
   public get routingInfo(): IRoutingInfo {
     return this.encoder.routingInfo;
   }
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ export class RLNDecoder<T extends IDecodedMessage>
     private readonly decoder: IDecoder<T>
   ) {}
 
-  public get pubsubTopic(): PubsubTopic {
+  public get pubsubTopic(): string {
     return this.decoder.pubsubTopic;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts b/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
index 7048c763bc..a71526f9dc 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
@@ -448,11 +448,7 @@ export class ServiceNode {
       if (body) options.body = JSON.stringify(body);
 
       const response = await fetch(`${this.httpUrl}${endpoint}`, options);
-      log.info(
-        `Received REST Response: `,
-        response.status,
-        response.statusText
-      );
+      log.info(`Received REST Response: `, response.status);
       return await processResponse(response);
     } catch (error) {
       log.error(`${this.httpUrl} failed with error:`, error);