diff --git a/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim b/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
index a2a13a415..9fe9542a1 100644
--- a/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
+++ b/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ proc newTestWakuLightpushNode*(
 
 proc newTestWakuLightpushClient*(switch: Switch): WakuLightPushClient =
   let peerManager = PeerManager.new(switch)
-  let reputationManager = ReputationManager.new()
-  WakuLightPushClient.new(peerManager, reputationManager, rng)
+  var reputationManager = none(ReputationManager)
+  when defined(reputation):
+    reputationManager = some(ReputationManager.new())
+  WakuLightPushClient.new(peerManager, rng, reputationManager)
diff --git a/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim b/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
index 66e9fa856..e63411d3c 100644
--- a/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ type WakuLightPushClient* = ref object
 proc new*(
     T: type WakuLightPushClient,
     peerManager: PeerManager,
-    reputationManager: ReputationManager,
     rng: ref rand.HmacDrbgContext,
+    reputationManager: Option[ReputationManager] = none(ReputationManager),
 ): T =
-  WakuLightPushClient(
-    peerManager: peerManager, reputationManager: reputationManager, rng: rng
-  )
+  if reputationManager.isSome:
+    WakuLightPushClient(
+      peerManager: peerManager, rng: rng, reputationManager: reputationManager.get()
+    )
+  else:
+    WakuLightPushClient(peerManager: peerManager, rng: rng)
 
 proc addPublishObserver*(wl: WakuLightPushClient, obs: PublishObserver) =
   wl.publishObservers.add(obs)