diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
index 2d09c4c911..6c8b902571 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/index.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class WakuStore {
       const reply = historyRpcQuery.decode(bytes);
 
       if (!reply.response) {
-        throw "History response misses response field";
+        dbg("No message returned from store: `response` field missing");
       }
 
       const response = reply.response as protoV2Beta4.HistoryResponse;