diff --git a/bridge/cmd/guardiand/main.go b/bridge/cmd/guardiand/main.go
index 6c40bfe6e..fa5e44f1b 100644
--- a/bridge/cmd/guardiand/main.go
+++ b/bridge/cmd/guardiand/main.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func main() {
 	sendC := make(chan []byte)
 
 	// Inbound observations
-	obsvC := make(chan *gossipv1.LockupObservation)
+	obsvC := make(chan *gossipv1.LockupObservation, 50)
 
 	// VAAs to submit to Solana
 	solanaVaaC := make(chan *vaa.VAA)
diff --git a/bridge/cmd/guardiand/p2p.go b/bridge/cmd/guardiand/p2p.go
index bb91c4894..f4b0fc6f0 100644
--- a/bridge/cmd/guardiand/p2p.go
+++ b/bridge/cmd/guardiand/p2p.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,14 +12,12 @@ import (
 	connmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-connmgr"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/host"
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/protocol"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/routing"
 	dht "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht"
 	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	libp2pquic "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport"
 	libp2ptls "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-tls"
-	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ func p2p(obsvC chan *gossipv1.LockupObservation, sendC chan []byte) func(ctx con
 
 		logger.Info("Connecting to bootstrap peers", zap.String("bootstrap_peers", *p2pBootstrap))
 
+		topic := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", *p2pNetworkID, "broadcast")
+
+		logger.Info("Subscribing pubsub topic", zap.String("topic", topic))
+		ps, err := pubsub.NewGossipSub(ctx, h)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		th, err := ps.Join(topic)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to join topic: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		sub, err := th.Subscribe()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to subscribe topic: %w", err)
+		}
+
 		// Add our own bootstrap nodes
 
 		// Count number of successful connection attempts. If we fail to connect to every bootstrap peer, kill
@@ -141,24 +159,6 @@ func p2p(obsvC chan *gossipv1.LockupObservation, sendC chan []byte) func(ctx con
 			logger.Info("Connected to bootstrap peers", zap.Int("num", successes))
 		}
 
-		topic := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", *p2pNetworkID, "broadcast")
-
-		logger.Info("Subscribing pubsub topic", zap.String("topic", topic))
-		ps, err := pubsub.NewGossipSub(ctx, h)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		th, err := ps.Join(topic)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to join topic: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		sub, err := th.Subscribe()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to subscribe topic: %w", err)
-		}
-
 		logger.Info("Node has been started", zap.String("peer_id", h.ID().String()),
 			zap.String("addrs", fmt.Sprintf("%v", h.Addrs())))
 
diff --git a/bridge/go.mod b/bridge/go.mod
index b6c18ef9a..8dd57114d 100644
--- a/bridge/go.mod
+++ b/bridge/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-connmgr v0.2.4
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.6.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.8.3
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.3
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.5
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.7.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-tls v0.1.3
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.4 // indirect
diff --git a/bridge/go.sum b/bridge/go.sum
index 1d5774e09..d6b75b247 100644
--- a/bridge/go.sum
+++ b/bridge/go.sum
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peerstore v0.2.6 h1:2ACefBX23iMdJU9Ke+dcXt3w86MIryes
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peerstore v0.2.6/go.mod h1:ss/TWTgHZTMpsU/oKVVPQCGuDHItOpf2W8RxAi50P2s=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pnet v0.2.0 h1:J6htxttBipJujEjz1y0a5+eYoiPcFHhSYHH6na5f0/k=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pnet v0.2.0/go.mod h1:Qqvq6JH/oMZGwqs3N1Fqhv8NVhrdYcO0BW4wssv21LA=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.3 h1:/AzOAmjDc+IJWybEzhYj1UaV1HErqmo4v3pQVepbgi8=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.3/go.mod h1:DTMSVmZZfXodB/pvdTGrY2eHPZ9W2ev7hzTH83OKHrI=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.5 h1:iF75GWpcxKEUQU8tTkgLy69qIQvfhL+t6U6ndQrB6ho=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.3.5/go.mod h1:DTMSVmZZfXodB/pvdTGrY2eHPZ9W2ev7hzTH83OKHrI=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.5.0/go.mod h1:IEcuC5MLxvZ5KuHKjRu+dr3LjCT1Be3rcD/4d8JrX8M=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.7.1 h1:X6Ond9GANspXpgwJlSR9yxcMMD6SLBnGKRtwjBG5awc=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-quic-transport v0.7.1/go.mod h1:TD31to4E5exogR/GWHClXCfkktigjAl5rXSt7HoxNvY=