diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
index 1ebc98d0..8134a2a6 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type PeerStats map[peer.ID][]string
 type ConnStatus struct {
 	IsOnline   bool
 	HasHistory bool
+	Peers      PeerStats
 }
 
 type WakuNode struct {
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ type WakuNode struct {
 	quit   chan struct{}
 
 	// Map of peers and their supported protocols
-	peers PeerStats
+	peers      PeerStats
+	peersMutex sync.Mutex
+
 	// Internal protocol implementations that wish
 	// to listen to peer added/removed events (e.g. Filter)
 	peerListeners []chan *event.EvtPeerConnectednessChanged
@@ -81,8 +84,11 @@ type WakuNode struct {
 }
 
 func (w *WakuNode) handleConnectednessChanged(ev event.EvtPeerConnectednessChanged) {
-
 	log.Info("### EvtPeerConnectednessChanged ", w.Host().ID(), " to ", ev.Peer, " : ", ev.Connectedness)
+
+	w.peersMutex.Lock()
+	defer w.peersMutex.Unlock()
+
 	if ev.Connectedness == network.Connected {
 		_, ok := w.peers[ev.Peer]
 		if !ok {
@@ -108,6 +114,10 @@ func (w *WakuNode) handleConnectednessChanged(ev event.EvtPeerConnectednessChang
 }
 func (w *WakuNode) handleProtocolsUpdated(ev event.EvtPeerProtocolsUpdated) {
 	log.Info("### EvtPeerProtocolsUpdated ", w.Host().ID(), " to ", ev.Peer, " added: ", ev.Added, ", removed: ", ev.Removed)
+
+	w.peersMutex.Lock()
+	defer w.peersMutex.Unlock()
+
 	_, ok := w.peers[ev.Peer]
 	if ok {
 		peerProtocols, _ := w.host.Peerstore().GetProtocols(ev.Peer)
@@ -117,8 +127,11 @@ func (w *WakuNode) handleProtocolsUpdated(ev event.EvtPeerProtocolsUpdated) {
 
 }
 func (w *WakuNode) handlePeerIdentificationCompleted(ev event.EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted) {
-
 	log.Info("### EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted ", w.Host().ID(), " to ", ev.Peer)
+
+	w.peersMutex.Lock()
+	defer w.peersMutex.Unlock()
+
 	peerProtocols, _ := w.host.Peerstore().GetProtocols(ev.Peer)
 	log.Info("identified protocols found for peer: ", ev.Peer, ", protocols: ", peerProtocols)
 	_, ok := w.peers[ev.Peer]
@@ -135,13 +148,13 @@ func (w *WakuNode) processHostEvent(e interface{}) {
 	}
 	isOnline := w.IsOnline()
 	hasHistory := w.HasHistory()
-	switch e.(type) {
+	switch e := e.(type) {
 	case event.EvtPeerConnectednessChanged:
-		w.handleConnectednessChanged(e.(event.EvtPeerConnectednessChanged))
+		w.handleConnectednessChanged(e)
 	case event.EvtPeerProtocolsUpdated:
-		w.handleProtocolsUpdated(e.(event.EvtPeerProtocolsUpdated))
+		w.handleProtocolsUpdated(e)
 	case event.EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted:
-		w.handlePeerIdentificationCompleted(e.(event.EvtPeerIdentificationCompleted))
+		w.handlePeerIdentificationCompleted(e)
 	}
 
 	log.Info("###processHostEvent before isOnline()")
@@ -152,8 +165,17 @@ func (w *WakuNode) processHostEvent(e interface{}) {
 		hasHistory, "/", newHasHistory)
 	if w.connStatusChan != nil &&
 		(isOnline != newIsOnline || hasHistory != newHasHistory) {
-		log.Info("New ConnStatus: ", ConnStatus{IsOnline: newIsOnline, HasHistory: newHasHistory})
-		w.connStatusChan <- ConnStatus{IsOnline: newIsOnline, HasHistory: newHasHistory}
+
+		// Creating a copy of the current peers map
+		w.peersMutex.Lock()
+		p := make(PeerStats)
+		for k, v := range w.peers {
+			p[k] = v
+		}
+		w.peersMutex.Unlock()
+
+		log.Info("New ConnStatus: ", ConnStatus{IsOnline: newIsOnline, HasHistory: newHasHistory, Peers: p})
+		w.connStatusChan <- ConnStatus{IsOnline: newIsOnline, HasHistory: newHasHistory, Peers: p}
 	}
 
 }