diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
index cf1c4f0..77a388a 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ proc dispatchMessages*(peer: Peer) {.async.} =
     try:
       await peer.invokeThunk(msgId, msgData)
     except RlpError:
-      debug "RlpError, ending dispatchMessages loop", peer
+      debug "RlpError, ending dispatchMessages loop", peer,
+        msg = peer.getMsgName(msgId)
       await peer.disconnect(BreachOfProtocol, true)
       return
     except CatchableError:
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ macro p2pProtocolImpl(name: static[string],
     createPeerState = bindSym "createPeerState"
     finish = bindSym "finish"
     initRlpWriter = bindSym "initRlpWriter"
-    enterList = bindSym "enterList"
+    safeEnterList = bindSym "safeEnterList"
     messagePrinter = bindSym "messagePrinter"
     initProtocol = bindSym "initProtocol"
     nextMsgResolver = bindSym "nextMsgResolver"
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ macro p2pProtocolImpl(name: static[string],
     let paramCount = paramsToWrite.len
 
     if paramCount > 1:
-      readParamsPrelude.add newCall(enterList, receivedRlp)
+      readParamsPrelude.add newCall(safeEnterList, receivedRlp)
 
     when tracingEnabled:
       readParams.add newCall(bindSym"logReceivedMsg", msgSender, receivedMsg)
diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/eth_protocol.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/eth_protocol.nim
index 0ba5a29..ca479f1 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/eth_protocol.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/eth_protocol.nim
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ p2pProtocol eth(version = protocolVersion,
         await peer.disconnect(BreachOfProtocol)
         return
 
-      await response.send(peer.network.chain.getBlockBodies(hashes))
+      # TODO: implement `getBlockBodies` and reactivate this code
+      # await response.send(peer.network.chain.getBlockBodies(hashes))
 
     proc blockBodies(peer: Peer, blocks: openarray[BlockBody])
 
@@ -106,8 +107,9 @@ p2pProtocol eth(version = protocolVersion,
     proc nodeData(peer: Peer, data: openarray[Blob])
 
   requestResponse:
-    proc getReceipts(peer: Peer, hashes: openarray[KeccakHash]) =
-      await response.send(peer.network.chain.getReceipts(hashes))
+    proc getReceipts(peer: Peer, hashes: openarray[KeccakHash]) = discard
+      # TODO: implement `getReceipts` and reactivate this code
+      # await response.send(peer.network.chain.getReceipts(hashes))
 
     proc receipts(peer: Peer, receipts: openarray[Receipt])
 
diff --git a/eth/rlp.nim b/eth/rlp.nim
index a10926d..96e5129 100644
--- a/eth/rlp.nim
+++ b/eth/rlp.nim
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ proc enterList*(self: var Rlp) =
   doAssert isList()
   position += payloadOffset()
 
+proc safeEnterList*(self: var Rlp) =
+  if not isList():
+    raise newException(RlpTypeMismatch, "List expected, but source RLP is not a list")
+  enterList()
+
 proc skipElem*(rlp: var Rlp) =
   rlp.position = rlp.currentElemEnd