From 833a5b8e5771fbf34a941dcedb1bcc116fca7cfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek Sieka <jacek@status.im>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:32:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add muxer nil check

---
 libp2p/switch.nim | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libp2p/switch.nim b/libp2p/switch.nim
index dfb2e9f06..23e120476 100644
--- a/libp2p/switch.nim
+++ b/libp2p/switch.nim
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ proc upgradeOutgoing(s: Switch, conn: Connection): Future[Connection] {.async, g
 
   trace "upgrading connection"
   let muxer = await s.mux(sconn) # mux it if possible
+  if muxer == nil:
+    # TODO this might be relaxed in the future
+    raise newException(CatchableError,
+      "a muxer is required for outgoing connections")
 
   await s.identify(muxer)