diff --git a/simulations/mix_lez_chat/run_simulation.sh b/simulations/mix_lez_chat/run_simulation.sh
index 686cbbb..02ea50f 100755
--- a/simulations/mix_lez_chat/run_simulation.sh
+++ b/simulations/mix_lez_chat/run_simulation.sh
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@ echo "  Gifter allowlist: $GIFTER_ALLOWLIST"
 
 # ---------- Phase 3: Prerequisites ----------
 echo "[3/6] Verifying prerequisites..."
-LOGOSCORE="${LOGOSCORE:-$(nix build github:logos-co/logos-liblogos/7df6195 --override-input logos-cpp-sdk github:logos-co/logos-cpp-sdk/1468180b2567f4c59346bb94f74951e76341f5c5 --no-link --print-out-paths)/bin/logoscore}"
+# Use liblogos's native SDK pin — overriding to 1468180b breaks liblogos
+# 7df6195's source (uses old requestObject/onEvent shapes). Plugins built
+# via logos-module-builder use SDK 8bdbd13 transitively; smoke load shows
+# they're ABI-compatible with the native build.
+LOGOSCORE="${LOGOSCORE:-$(nix build github:logos-co/logos-liblogos/7df6195 --no-link --print-out-paths)/bin/logoscore}"
 RLN_MODULE="$LEZ_RLN_DIR/logos-rln-module/result-rln/lib"
 WALLET_MODULE="$LEZ_RLN_DIR/logos-rln-module/result-wallet/lib"
 
diff --git a/src/chat/delivery/waku_client.nim b/src/chat/delivery/waku_client.nim
index c846446..35422a0 100644
--- a/src/chat/delivery/waku_client.nim
+++ b/src/chat/delivery/waku_client.nim
@@ -151,8 +151,44 @@ proc sendBytes*(client: WakuClient, contentTopic: string,
         await sleepAsync(2.seconds)
         attempts += 1
       if client.node.wakuMix.mixRlnSpamProtection.isReady():
-        info "RLN spam protection ready, waiting 30s for root convergence across mix nodes"
-        await sleepAsync(30.seconds)
+        let gm = client.node.wakuMix.mixRlnSpamProtection.groupManager
+        if gm of OnchainLEZGroupManager:
+          # Wait until our proof's merkle root has settled in our own
+          # validRoots window for 2 full poll cycles. By then any other mix
+          # node polling the same LEZ source should have it too, so the
+          # verifier's validateRoot will succeed. Avoids a blind sleep that
+          # is too short on slow chains (e.g. testnet ~60s blocks) and
+          # wastefully long on fast ones.
+          let lezGm = OnchainLEZGroupManager(gm)
+          let pollMs = lezGm.getPollInterval().milliseconds
+          let stableMs = max(pollMs * 2, 5000)
+          let probeMs = max(pollMs div 4, 1000)
+          let deadlineMs = 180_000
+          info "Waiting for proof root to stabilize in valid_roots",
+            pollMs = pollMs, stableMs = stableMs
+          var lastRoot = lezGm.proofRoot()
+          var stableSince = Moment.now()
+          let deadline = Moment.now() + chronos.milliseconds(deadlineMs)
+          var settled = false
+          while Moment.now() < deadline:
+            await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(probeMs))
+            let cur = lezGm.proofRoot()
+            if cur != lastRoot:
+              lastRoot = cur
+              stableSince = Moment.now()
+              continue
+            if cur.isSome and lezGm.rootTracker.containsRoot(cur.get()):
+              if Moment.now() - stableSince >= chronos.milliseconds(stableMs):
+                settled = true
+                break
+          if settled:
+            info "Proof root stable in valid_roots, proceeding to publish"
+          else:
+            warn "Proof root did not stabilize within deadline, publishing anyway",
+              deadlineMs = deadlineMs
+        else:
+          info "RLN spam protection ready (non-LEZ), waiting 30s for root convergence"
+          await sleepAsync(30.seconds)
       else:
         warn "RLN spam protection not ready after timeout, sending anyway"
 
diff --git a/vendor/nwaku b/vendor/nwaku
index 7764bbd..81c700a 160000
--- a/vendor/nwaku
+++ b/vendor/nwaku
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7764bbde1869f532da7b90c71bd31a7eaccb1f89
+Subproject commit 81c700ad80197069b4fdb9d43fb8886c1fca54a6