diff --git a/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim b/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
index 4be10ea2b..5c3e78764 100644
--- a/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
+++ b/tests/waku_lightpush/lightpush_utils.nim
@@ -30,9 +30,4 @@ proc newTestWakuLightpushClient*(
   reputationEnabled: bool = false
   ): WakuLightPushClient =
   let peerManager = PeerManager.new(switch)
-  let reputationManager =
-    if reputationEnabled:
-      some(ReputationManager.new())
-    else:
-      none(ReputationManager)
-  WakuLightPushClient.new(peerManager, rng, reputationManager)
+  WakuLightPushClient.new(peerManager, rng, reputationEnabled)
diff --git a/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim b/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
index ab513ab8f..a7f32076c 100644
--- a/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_lightpush/client.nim
@@ -27,8 +27,13 @@ proc new*(
     T: type WakuLightPushClient,
     peerManager: PeerManager,
     rng: ref rand.HmacDrbgContext,
-    reputationManager: Option[ReputationManager],
+    reputationEnabled: bool,
 ): T =
+  let reputationManager =
+    if reputationEnabled:
+      some(ReputationManager.new())
+    else:
+      none(ReputationManager)
   WakuLightPushClient(
     peerManager: peerManager, rng: rng, reputationManager: reputationManager
   )