diff --git a/vendor/nim-libp2p b/vendor/nim-libp2p
index eb78292d9..a1eb53b18 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-libp2p
+++ b/vendor/nim-libp2p
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eb78292d9cb2d179e00af78b7ee969eaedf1736d
+Subproject commit a1eb53b1813df5d4fa1b343ef003ad9fb5ebb1d8
diff --git a/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim b/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim
index a2a17a9b7..2bd054769 100644
--- a/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ proc subscribe*(w: WakuRelay, pubsubTopic: PubsubTopic, handler: WakuRelayHandle
   debug "subscribe", pubsubTopic=pubsubTopic
 
   # we need to wrap the handler since gossipsub doesnt understand WakuMessage
-  let wrappedHandler = proc(pubsubTopic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe, raises: [].} =
+  let wrappedHandler = proc(pubsubTopic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe, raises: [Defect].} =
     let decMsg = WakuMessage.decode(data)
     if decMsg.isErr():
       # fine if triggerSelf enabled, since validators are bypassed