diff --git a/waku/v2/api/missing/missing_messages.go b/waku/v2/api/missing/missing_messages.go
index 8490c966..6de6e760 100644
--- a/waku/v2/api/missing/missing_messages.go
+++ b/waku/v2/api/missing/missing_messages.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (m *MissingMessageVerifier) fetchMessagesBatch(c chan<- *protocol.Envelope,
 		go func(messageHashes []pb.MessageHash) {
 			defer wg.Wait()
 
-			result, err = m.storeQueryWithRetry(interest.ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (*store.Result, error) {
+			result, err := m.storeQueryWithRetry(interest.ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (*store.Result, error) {
 				return m.store.QueryByHash(ctx, messageHashes, store.WithPeer(interest.peerID), store.WithPaging(false, maxMsgHashesPerRequest))
 			}, logger, "retrieving missing messages")
 			if err != nil {