diff --git a/packages/status-js/src/client/client.ts b/packages/status-js/src/client/client.ts
index e8fbf17d..375e28b6 100644
--- a/packages/status-js/src/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/status-js/src/client/client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 import { hexToBytes } from 'ethereum-cryptography/utils'
-import { Protocols, waku_filter, waku_light_push, waku_store } from 'js-waku'
+import { Protocols } from 'js-waku'
 import { createLightNode } from 'js-waku/lib/create_waku'
 import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from 'js-waku/lib/peer_discovery_static_list'
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from 'js-waku/lib/wait_for_remote_peer'
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ import type { Storage } from './storage'
 import type { WakuLight } from 'js-waku/lib/interfaces'
 import type { MessageV1 as WakuMessage } from 'js-waku/lib/waku_message/version_1'
 
-const PROTOCOLS = [Protocols.Store, Protocols.Filter, Protocols.LightPush]
-const CODECS = [
-  waku_store.StoreCodec,
-  waku_filter.FilterCodec,
-  waku_light_push.LightPushCodec,
-]
 const THROWAWAY_ACCOUNT_STORAGE_KEY = 'throwaway_account'
 
 export interface ClientOptions {
@@ -70,6 +64,10 @@ class Client {
 
   constructor(waku: WakuLight, options: ClientOptions) {
     // Waku
+    /**
+     * Waku should be connected and protocols awaited at this point, thus connected.
+     */
+    this.connected = true
     this.waku = waku
     this.wakuMessages = new Set()
     this.#wakuDisconnectionTimer = setInterval(async () => {
@@ -86,24 +84,12 @@ class Client {
       await Promise.allSettled(connectionsToClose)
     }, 10 * 1000)
     /**
-     * Note: Assumes 1 remote node.
+     * Note: Assumes 1 remote node and that the diconnection does not require calling
+     * `waitForRemotePeer` again to ensure protocols/codecs.
      */
-    this.waku.libp2p.connectionManager.addEventListener(
-      'peer:connect',
-      async event => {
-        const connection = event.detail
-        const protocols = await this.waku.libp2p.peerStore.protoBook.get(
-          connection.remotePeer
-        )
-        const isMissingProtocol = CODECS.some(
-          codec => !protocols.includes(codec)
-        )
-
-        if (!isMissingProtocol) {
-          this.connected = true
-        }
-      }
-    )
+    this.waku.libp2p.connectionManager.addEventListener('peer:connect', () => {
+      this.connected = true // reconnect
+    })
     /**
      * >This event will **only** be triggered when the last connection is closed.
      * @see https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/blob/bad9e8c0ff58d60a78314077720c82ae331cc55b/doc/API.md?plain=1#L2100
@@ -111,7 +97,6 @@ class Client {
     waku.libp2p.connectionManager.addEventListener('peer:disconnect', () => {
       this.connected = false
     })
-    this.connected = true
 
     // Storage
     this.storage = options.storage ?? new LocalStorage()
@@ -163,7 +148,11 @@ class Client {
         },
       })
       await waku.start()
-      await waitForRemotePeer(waku, PROTOCOLS, 10 * 1000)
+      await waitForRemotePeer(
+        waku,
+        [Protocols.Store, Protocols.Filter, Protocols.LightPush],
+        10 * 1000
+      )
 
       // Client
       client = new Client(waku, options)