diff --git a/waku/v2/peermanager/peer_manager.go b/waku/v2/peermanager/peer_manager.go
index e2c79ddf..d1af8ce3 100644
--- a/waku/v2/peermanager/peer_manager.go
+++ b/waku/v2/peermanager/peer_manager.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func (pm *PeerManager) ensureMinRelayConnsPerTopic() {
 			notConnectedPeers := pm.getNotConnectedPers(topicStr)
 			if notConnectedPeers.Len() == 0 {
 				pm.logger.Debug("could not find any peers in peerstore to connect to, discovering more", zap.String("pubSubTopic", topicStr))
-				pm.discoverPeersByPubsubTopics([]string{topicStr}, relay.WakuRelayID_v200, pm.ctx, 2)
+				go pm.discoverPeersByPubsubTopics([]string{topicStr}, relay.WakuRelayID_v200, pm.ctx, 2)
 				continue
 			}
 			pm.logger.Debug("connecting to eligible peers in peerstore", zap.String("pubSubTopic", topicStr))