diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
index 62d973d..cabcc7c 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ method rpcHandler*(f: FloodSub,
     # g.anonymize needs no evaluation when receiving messages
     # as we have a "lax" policy and allow signed messages
 
-    if (await f.validate(msg)) == ValidationResult.Reject:
-      trace "Dropping message due to failed validation", msgId, peer
+    let validation = await f.validate(msg)
+    case validation
+    of ValidationResult.Reject, ValidationResult.Ignore:
+      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
       continue
+    of ValidationResult.Accept:
+      discard
 
     var toSendPeers = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
     for t in msg.topicIDs:                     # for every topic in the message
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 9468cb7..10cdadc 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -1062,10 +1062,17 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     # g.anonymize needs no evaluation when receiving messages
     # as we have a "lax" policy and allow signed messages
 
-    if (await g.validate(msg)) == ValidationResult.Reject:
+    let validation = await g.validate(msg)
+    case validation
+    of ValidationResult.Reject:
       debug "Dropping message due to failed validation", msgId, peer
       g.punishPeer(peer, msg)
       continue
+    of ValidationResult.Ignore:
+      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
+      continue
+    of ValidationResult.Accept:
+      discard
 
     var toSendPeers = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
     for t in msg.topicIDs:                      # for every topic in the message
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
index cb97c10..47c542f 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
@@ -464,9 +464,13 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     # g.anonymize needs no evaluation when receiving messages
     # as we have a "lax" policy and allow signed messages
 
-    if (await g.validate(msg)) == ValidationResult.Reject:
-      trace "Dropping message due to failed validation", msgId, peer
+    let validation = await g.validate(msg)
+    case validation
+    of ValidationResult.Reject, ValidationResult.Ignore:
+      debug "Dropping message due to ignored validation", msgId, peer
       continue
+    of ValidationResult.Accept:
+      discard
 
     var toSendPeers = initHashSet[PubSubPeer]()
     for t in msg.topicIDs:                     # for every topic in the message