diff --git a/examples/limit.rs b/examples/limit.rs
index 6aaa2921f..830e75836 100644
--- a/examples/limit.rs
+++ b/examples/limit.rs
@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ fn limit_by_node_id(allowed_nodes: HashSet<NodeId>) -> EventSender {
     n0_future::task::spawn(async move {
         while let Some(msg) = rx.recv().await {
             if let ProviderMessage::ClientConnected(msg) = msg {
-                let node_id = msg.node_id;
-                let res = if allowed_nodes.contains(&node_id) {
-                    println!("Client connected: {node_id}");
-                    Ok(())
-                } else {
-                    println!("Client rejected: {node_id}");
-                    Err(AbortReason::Permission)
+                let res = match msg.node_id {
+                    Some(node_id) if allowed_nodes.contains(&node_id) => {
+                        println!("Client connected: {node_id}");
+                        Ok(())
+                    }
+                    Some(node_id) => {
+                        println!("Client rejected: {node_id}");
+                        Err(AbortReason::Permission)
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        println!("Client rejected: no node id");
+                        Err(AbortReason::Permission)
+                    }
                 };
                 msg.tx.send(res).await.ok();
             }
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ fn limit_max_connections(max_connections: usize) -> EventSender {
                     let connection_id = msg.connection_id;
                     let node_id = msg.node_id;
                     let res = if let Ok(n) = requests.inc() {
-                        println!("Accepting connection {n}, node_id {node_id}, connection_id {connection_id}");
+                        println!("Accepting connection {n}, node_id {node_id:?}, connection_id {connection_id}");
                         Ok(())
                     } else {
                         Err(AbortReason::RateLimited)
diff --git a/src/provider.rs b/src/provider.rs
index 0134169c6..ba415df41 100644
--- a/src/provider.rs
+++ b/src/provider.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use n0_future::StreamExt;
 use quinn::{ClosedStream, ConnectionError, ReadToEndError};
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::select;
-use tracing::{debug, debug_span, warn, Instrument};
+use tracing::{debug, debug_span, Instrument};
 
 use crate::{
     api::{
@@ -319,14 +319,10 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
     let connection_id = connection.stable_id() as u64;
     let span = debug_span!("connection", connection_id);
     async move {
-        let Ok(node_id) = connection.remote_node_id() else {
-            warn!("failed to get node id");
-            return;
-        };
         if let Err(cause) = progress
             .client_connected(|| ClientConnected {
                 connection_id,
-                node_id,
+                node_id: connection.remote_node_id().ok(),
             })
             .await
         {
diff --git a/src/provider/events.rs b/src/provider/events.rs
index e24e0efbb..40ec56f89 100644
--- a/src/provider/events.rs
+++ b/src/provider/events.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ mod proto {
     #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
     pub struct ClientConnected {
         pub connection_id: u64,
-        pub node_id: NodeId,
+        pub node_id: Option<NodeId>,
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 0ef0c027c..09b2e5b33 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ fn event_handler(
         while let Some(event) = events_rx.recv().await {
             match event {
                 ProviderMessage::ClientConnected(msg) => {
-                    let res = if allowed_nodes.contains(&msg.inner.node_id) {
-                        Ok(())
-                    } else {
-                        Err(AbortReason::Permission)
+                    let res = match msg.node_id {
+                        Some(node_id) if allowed_nodes.contains(&node_id) => Ok(()),
+                        Some(_) => Err(AbortReason::Permission),
+                        None => Err(AbortReason::Permission),
                     };
                     msg.tx.send(res).await.ok();
                 }