diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index 3c7e27ab3..36a9c39f9 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -135,24 +135,27 @@ method handleConn*(p: PubSub,
   ##    that we're interested in
   ##
 
-  if isNil(conn.peerInfo):
-    trace "no valid PeerId for peer"
-    await conn.close()
-    return
+  try:
+    if isNil(conn.peerInfo):
+      trace "no valid PeerId for peer"
+      await conn.close()
+      return
 
-  proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-    # call pubsub rpc handler
-    await p.rpcHandler(peer, msgs)
+    proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+      # call pubsub rpc handler
+      await p.rpcHandler(peer, msgs)
 
-  let peer = p.getPeer(conn.peerInfo, proto)
-  let topics = toSeq(p.topics.keys)
-  if topics.len > 0:
-    await p.sendSubs(peer, topics, true)
+    let peer = p.getPeer(conn.peerInfo, proto)
+    let topics = toSeq(p.topics.keys)
+    if topics.len > 0:
+      await p.sendSubs(peer, topics, true)
 
-  peer.handler = handler
-  await peer.handle(conn) # spawn peer read loop
-  trace "pubsub peer handler ended, cleaning up"
-  await p.internalCleanup(conn)
+    peer.handler = handler
+    await peer.handle(conn) # spawn peer read loop
+    trace "pubsub peer handler ended, cleaning up"
+    await p.internalClenaup(conn)
+  except CatchableError as exc:
+    trace "exception ocurred in pubsub handle", exc = exc.msg
 
 method subscribeToPeer*(p: PubSub,
                         conn: Connection) {.base, async.} =
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim
index aef219154..f83bac42b 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/noise.nim
@@ -436,35 +436,24 @@ method write*(sconn: NoiseConnection, message: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.
   if message.len == 0:
     return
 
-  try:
+  var
+    left = message.len
+    offset = 0
+  while left > 0:
+    let
+      chunkSize = if left > MaxPlainSize: MaxPlainSize else: left
+      packed = packNoisePayload(message.toOpenArray(offset, offset + chunkSize - 1))
+      cipher = sconn.writeCs.encryptWithAd([], packed)
+    left = left - chunkSize
+    offset = offset + chunkSize
     var
-      left = message.len
-      offset = 0
-    while left > 0:
-      let
-        chunkSize = if left > MaxPlainSize: MaxPlainSize else: left
-        packed = packNoisePayload(message.toOpenArray(offset, offset + chunkSize - 1))
-        cipher = sconn.writeCs.encryptWithAd([], packed)
-      left = left - chunkSize
-      offset = offset + chunkSize
-      var
-        lesize = cipher.len.uint16
-        besize = lesize.toBytesBE
-        outbuf = newSeqOfCap[byte](cipher.len + 2)
-      trace "sendEncryptedMessage", size = lesize, peer = $sconn.peerInfo, left, offset
-      outbuf &= besize
-      outbuf &= cipher
-      await sconn.stream.write(outbuf)
-  except LPStreamEOFError:
-    trace "Ignoring EOF while writing"
-  except CancelledError as exc:
-    raise exc
-  except CatchableError as exc:
-    # TODO these exceptions are ignored since it's likely that if writes are
-    #      are failing, the underlying connection is already closed - this needs
-    #      more cleanup though
-    debug "Could not write to connection", error = exc.name
-    trace "Could not write to connection - verbose", msg = exc.msg
+      lesize = cipher.len.uint16
+      besize = lesize.toBytesBE
+      outbuf = newSeqOfCap[byte](cipher.len + 2)
+    trace "sendEncryptedMessage", size = lesize, peer = $sconn.peerInfo, left, offset
+    outbuf &= besize
+    outbuf &= cipher
+    await sconn.stream.write(outbuf)
 
 method handshake*(p: Noise, conn: Connection, initiator: bool = false): Future[SecureConn] {.async.} =
   trace "Starting Noise handshake", initiator
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
index b5ca97906..599ff8295 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/secure/secio.nim
@@ -212,40 +212,29 @@ method write*(sconn: SecioConn, message: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
   if message.len == 0:
     return
 
-  try:
-    var
-      left = message.len
-      offset = 0
-    while left > 0:
-      let
-        chunkSize = if left > SecioMaxMessageSize - 64: SecioMaxMessageSize - 64 else: left
-        macsize = sconn.writerMac.sizeDigest()
-        length = chunkSize + macsize
+  var
+    left = message.len
+    offset = 0
+  while left > 0:
+    let
+      chunkSize = if left > SecioMaxMessageSize - 64: SecioMaxMessageSize - 64 else: left
+      macsize = sconn.writerMac.sizeDigest()
+      length = chunkSize + macsize
 
-      var msg = newSeq[byte](chunkSize + 4 + macsize)
-      msg[0..<4] = uint32(length).toBytesBE()
+    var msg = newSeq[byte](chunkSize + 4 + macsize)
+    msg[0..<4] = uint32(length).toBytesBE()
 
-      sconn.writerCoder.encrypt(message.toOpenArray(offset, offset + chunkSize - 1),
-                                msg.toOpenArray(4, 4 + chunkSize - 1))
-      left = left - chunkSize
-      offset = offset + chunkSize
-      let mo = 4 + chunkSize
-      sconn.writerMac.update(msg.toOpenArray(4, 4 + chunkSize - 1))
-      sconn.writerMac.finish(msg.toOpenArray(mo, mo + macsize - 1))
-      sconn.writerMac.reset()
+    sconn.writerCoder.encrypt(message.toOpenArray(offset, offset + chunkSize - 1),
+                              msg.toOpenArray(4, 4 + chunkSize - 1))
+    left = left - chunkSize
+    offset = offset + chunkSize
+    let mo = 4 + chunkSize
+    sconn.writerMac.update(msg.toOpenArray(4, 4 + chunkSize - 1))
+    sconn.writerMac.finish(msg.toOpenArray(mo, mo + macsize - 1))
+    sconn.writerMac.reset()
 
-      trace "Writing message", message = msg.shortLog, left, offset
-      await sconn.stream.write(msg)
-  except LPStreamEOFError:
-    trace "Ignoring EOF while writing"
-  except CancelledError as exc:
-    raise exc
-  except CatchableError as exc:
-    # TODO these exceptions are ignored since it's likely that if writes are
-    #      are failing, the underlying connection is already closed - this needs
-    #      more cleanup though
-    debug "Could not write to connection", error = exc.name
-    trace "Could not write to connection - verbose", msg = exc.msg
+    trace "Writing message", message = msg.shortLog, left, offset
+    await sconn.stream.write(msg)
 
 proc newSecioConn(conn: Connection,
                   hash: string,