diff --git a/vendor/nim-libp2p b/vendor/nim-libp2p
index a1eb53b18..49dfa84c6 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-libp2p
+++ b/vendor/nim-libp2p
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a1eb53b1813df5d4fa1b343ef003ad9fb5ebb1d8
+Subproject commit 49dfa84c6ffc8932aae03b64953ef1721d51a812
diff --git a/vendor/nim-websock b/vendor/nim-websock
index fea05cde8..2c3ae3137 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-websock
+++ b/vendor/nim-websock
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fea05cde8b123b38d1a0a8524b77efbc84daa848
+Subproject commit 2c3ae3137f3c9cb48134285bd4a47186fa51f0e8
diff --git a/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim b/waku/v2/waku_relay/protocol.nim
index 2bd054769..a2a17a9b7 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: [Defect].} =
+  let wrappedHandler = proc(pubsubTopic: string, data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe, raises: [].} =
     let decMsg = WakuMessage.decode(data)
     if decMsg.isErr():
       # fine if triggerSelf enabled, since validators are bypassed