diff --git a/examples/chat2/go.mod b/examples/chat2/go.mod
index 08dfae31..6e4cc273 100644
--- a/examples/chat2/go.mod
+++ b/examples/chat2/go.mod
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peerstore v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-resource-manager v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/chat2/go.sum b/examples/chat2/go.sum
index e2f32926..853ed07a 100644
--- a/examples/chat2/go.sum
+++ b/examples/chat2/go.sum
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-yamux v0.5.0/go.mod h1:AyR8k5EzyM2QN9Bbdg6X1SkVVuqLw
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-yamux v0.8.2 h1:6GKWntresp0TFxMP/oSoH96nV8XKJRdynXsdp43dn0Y=
 github.com/libp2p/go-maddr-filter v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VzZhTXkMucEGGEOSKddrwGiOv0tUhgnKqNEmIAz/bPU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.3.0/go.mod h1:0Oy/A9PQlwBytDRp4wSkFnzHYDKcpLot35JQ6msjvYQ=
+github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 h1:BDhFZdlk5tbr0oyFq/xv/NPGfjbnrsDam1EvutpBDbY=
+github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0/go.mod h1:rW8ThnRcYWft/Jb2jeORBmPd6xuG3dGxWN/W168L9EU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.0.4/go.mod h1:63lBBgOTDKQL6EWazRMCwXsEeEeK9O2Cd+0+6OOuipQ=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.0.6/go.mod h1:4ecVB6d9f4BDSL5fqvPiC4A3KivjWn+Venn/1ALLMWA=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.2.0 h1:W6shmB+FeynDrUVl2dgFQvzfBZcXiyqY4VmpQLu9FqU=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 820728c3..a5cf7fb2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-tls v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-transport-upgrader v0.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-yamux v0.8.2 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-nat v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-openssl v0.0.7 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1185693f..44607237 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-yamux v0.8.2/go.mod h1:rUozF8Jah2dL9LLGyBaBeTQeARdwh
 github.com/libp2p/go-maddr-filter v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VzZhTXkMucEGGEOSKddrwGiOv0tUhgnKqNEmIAz/bPU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.3.0/go.mod h1:0Oy/A9PQlwBytDRp4wSkFnzHYDKcpLot35JQ6msjvYQ=
 github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.4.0/go.mod h1:y26Lx+wNVtMYMaPu300Cbot5LkEZ4tJaNYeHeT9dh6E=
+github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0 h1:BDhFZdlk5tbr0oyFq/xv/NPGfjbnrsDam1EvutpBDbY=
 github.com/libp2p/go-mplex v0.7.0/go.mod h1:rW8ThnRcYWft/Jb2jeORBmPd6xuG3dGxWN/W168L9EU=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.0.4/go.mod h1:63lBBgOTDKQL6EWazRMCwXsEeEeK9O2Cd+0+6OOuipQ=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.0.6/go.mod h1:4ecVB6d9f4BDSL5fqvPiC4A3KivjWn+Venn/1ALLMWA=
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
index 784cc97c..017457fc 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/config"
 	basichost "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/basic"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/muxer/mplex"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/muxer/yamux"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/net/connmgr"
 	quic "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/quic"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/tcp"
@@ -416,6 +418,10 @@ var DefaultLibP2POptions = []libp2p.Option{
 		libp2p.Transport(tcp.NewTCPTransport),
 		libp2p.Transport(quic.NewTransport),
 	), libp2p.UserAgent(clientId),
+	libp2p.ChainOptions(
+		libp2p.Muxer("/yamux/1.0.0", yamux.DefaultTransport),
+		libp2p.Muxer("/mplex/6.7.0", mplex.DefaultTransport),
+	),
 	libp2p.EnableNATService(),
 	libp2p.ConnectionManager(newConnManager(200, 300, connmgr.WithGracePeriod(0))),
 }