diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs b/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
index 7f6722853c72..5ae896ac8dbf 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/src/protocol.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl Decoder for GossipsubCodec {
     type Error = GossipsubHandlerError;
 
     fn decode(&mut self, src: &mut BytesMut) -> Result<Option<Self::Item>, GossipsubHandlerError> {
-        let rpc = match self.codec.decode(src) {
+        let rpc = match self.codec.decode(src).map_err(GossipsubHandlerError::Codec) {
             Ok(Some(p)) => p,
             _ => return Ok(None),
         };