diff --git a/waku/factory/node_factory.nim b/waku/factory/node_factory.nim
index f49d1f11a..5b0133288 100644
--- a/waku/factory/node_factory.nim
+++ b/waku/factory/node_factory.nim
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ proc setupProtocols(
       ).isOkOr:
         return err("failed to mount waku store sync protocol: " & $error)
 
+      if conf.remoteStoreNode.isSome():
+        let storeNode = parsePeerInfo(conf.remoteStoreNode.get()).valueOr:
+          return err("failed to set node waku store-sync peer: " & error)
+
+        node.peerManager.addServicePeer(storeNode, WakuReconciliationCodec)
+        node.peerManager.addServicePeer(storeNode, WakuTransferCodec)
+
   mountStoreClient(node)
   if conf.remoteStoreNode.isSome():
     let storeNode = parsePeerInfo(conf.remoteStoreNode.get())
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim
index 04cc31010..172172376 100644
--- a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ proc installAdminV1GetPeersHandler(router: var RestRouter, node: WakuNode) =
       @[
         WakuRelayCodec, WakuFilterSubscribeCodec, WakuStoreCodec, WakuLegacyStoreCodec,
         WakuLegacyLightPushCodec, WakuLightPushCodec, WakuPeerExchangeCodec,
-        WakuReconciliationCodec,
+        WakuReconciliationCodec, WakuTransferCodec,
       ],
     )