diff --git a/core/network/impl/peer_manager_impl.cpp b/core/network/impl/peer_manager_impl.cpp
index 60d8f0c66c..6fcd1decd1 100644
--- a/core/network/impl/peer_manager_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/network/impl/peer_manager_impl.cpp
@@ -744,17 +744,6 @@ namespace kagome::network {
                        validation_protocol->protocolName(),
                        peer_id,
                        stream_result.error().message());
-              auto ps = self->getPeerState(peer_info.id);
-              if (ps) {
-                self->tryOpenValidationProtocol(
-                    peer_info, ps->get(), network::CollationVersion::V1);
-              } else {
-                SL_TRACE(
-                    self->log_,
-                    "No peer state to open V1 validation protocol {} with {}",
-                    validation_protocol->protocolName(),
-                    peer_id);
-              }
               return;
             }
 
@@ -839,11 +828,13 @@ namespace kagome::network {
   }
 
   void PeerManagerImpl::reserveStatusStreams(const PeerId &peer_id) const {
-    auto proto_val_vstaging = router_->getValidationProtocolVStaging();
-    BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(proto_val_vstaging,
-                     "Router did not provide validation protocol vstaging");
+    if (auto ps = getPeerState(peer_id); ps && ps->get().roles.authority) {
+      auto proto_val_vstaging = router_->getValidationProtocolVStaging();
+      BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(proto_val_vstaging,
+                      "Router did not provide validation protocol vstaging");
 
-    stream_engine_->reserveStreams(peer_id, proto_val_vstaging);
+      stream_engine_->reserveStreams(peer_id, proto_val_vstaging);
+    }
   }
 
   void PeerManagerImpl::reserveStreams(const PeerId &peer_id) const {
diff --git a/core/parachain/validator/impl/parachain_processor.cpp b/core/parachain/validator/impl/parachain_processor.cpp
index 500c4981c2..6c19c98c9c 100644
--- a/core/parachain/validator/impl/parachain_processor.cpp
+++ b/core/parachain/validator/impl/parachain_processor.cpp
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ namespace kagome::parachain {
   void ParachainProcessorImpl::broadcastViewExcept(
       const libp2p::peer::PeerId &peer_id, const network::View &view) const {
     auto msg = std::make_shared<
-        network::WireMessage<network::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
+        network::WireMessage<network::vstaging::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
         network::ViewUpdate{.view = view});
     pm_->getStreamEngine()->broadcast(
         router_->getValidationProtocolVStaging(),
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ namespace kagome::parachain {
       BOOST_ASSERT(se);
 
       auto message = std::make_shared<
-          network::WireMessage<network::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(msg);
+          network::WireMessage<network::vstaging::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(msg);
       SL_TRACE(
           logger_,
           "Broadcasting view update to group.(relay_parent={}, group_size={})",
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ namespace kagome::parachain {
 
   void ParachainProcessorImpl::broadcastView(const network::View &view) const {
     auto msg = std::make_shared<
-        network::WireMessage<network::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
+        network::WireMessage<network::vstaging::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
         network::ViewUpdate{.view = view});
     pm_->getStreamEngine()->broadcast(router_->getCollationProtocolVStaging(),
                                       msg);
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ namespace kagome::parachain {
         peer_id,
         protocol,
         std::make_shared<
-            network::WireMessage<network::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
+            network::WireMessage<network::vstaging::ValidatorProtocolMessage>>(
             network::ViewUpdate{.view = my_view->get().view}));
   }