diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/pov_requester/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/pov_requester/mod.rs
index 5e26ae4b7a704..a0893baa411f3 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/pov_requester/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/pov_requester/mod.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_pov<Context>(
 
 	ctx.send_message(NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 		vec![full_req],
-		IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+		IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 	))
 	.await;
 
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/requester/fetch_task/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/requester/fetch_task/mod.rs
index c4654b843c447..71ce0281f2108 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/requester/fetch_task/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/availability-distribution/src/requester/fetch_task/mod.rs
@@ -358,11 +358,8 @@ impl RunningTask {
 
 		self.sender
 			.send(FromFetchTask::Message(
-				NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
-					vec![requests],
-					IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
-				)
-				.into(),
+				NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(vec![requests], IfDisconnected::TryConnect)
+					.into(),
 			))
 			.await
 			.map_err(|_| TaskError::ShuttingDown)?;
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/src/task/strategy/full.rs b/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/src/task/strategy/full.rs
index 1d7fbe8ea3c8d..d644c81c3ce45 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/src/task/strategy/full.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/availability-recovery/src/task/strategy/full.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<Sender: overseer::AvailabilityRecoverySenderTrait> RecoveryStrategy<Sender>
 			sender
 				.send_message(NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 					vec![Requests::AvailableDataFetchingV1(req)],
-					IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+					IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 				))
 				.await;
 
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
index 4ce3e2adea8f1..5974e67248f7f 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ async fn request_collation(
 	sender
 		.send_message(NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 			vec![requests],
-			IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+			IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 		))
 		.await;
 	Ok(())
diff --git a/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/v2/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/v2/mod.rs
index 674f18aca2a5d..a9b4eff8bcaa5 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/v2/mod.rs
@@ -2920,7 +2920,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn dispatch_requests<Context>(ctx: &mut Context, state: &mut St
 		// Peer is supposedly connected.
 		ctx.send_message(NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 			vec![Requests::AttestedCandidateV2(request)],
-			IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+			IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 		))
 		.await;
 	}
diff --git a/substrate/client/consensus/beefy/src/communication/request_response/outgoing_requests_engine.rs b/substrate/client/consensus/beefy/src/communication/request_response/outgoing_requests_engine.rs
index 5408d95acf2d4..db781497008f9 100644
--- a/substrate/client/consensus/beefy/src/communication/request_response/outgoing_requests_engine.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/consensus/beefy/src/communication/request_response/outgoing_requests_engine.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl<B: Block, AuthorityId: AuthorityIdBound> OnDemandJustificationsEngine<B, Au
 			payload,
 			None,
 			tx,
-			IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+			IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 		);
 
 		self.state = State::AwaitingResponse(peer, req_info, rx);
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/src/litep2p/shim/request_response/mod.rs b/substrate/client/network/src/litep2p/shim/request_response/mod.rs
index d30fdfdc3650f..45d59b4ee84c2 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/src/litep2p/shim/request_response/mod.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/src/litep2p/shim/request_response/mod.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl RequestResponseProtocol {
 							request,
 							tx,
 							None,
-							IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+							IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 						);
 
 						// since remote peer doesn't support the main protocol (`self.protocol`),
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/src/request_responses.rs b/substrate/client/network/src/request_responses.rs
index ac87224549f97..1c03837ca8340 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/src/request_responses.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/src/request_responses.rs
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ impl NetworkBehaviour for RequestResponsesBehaviour {
 						// We can error if not connected because the
 						// previous attempt would have tried to establish a
 						// connection already or errored and we wouldn't have gotten here.
-						IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+						IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 					);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/chain_sync.rs b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/chain_sync.rs
index 7eed775e03bfb..54bdb0698ed14 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/chain_sync.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/chain_sync.rs
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ where
 				self.state_request_protocol_name.clone(),
 				request.encode_to_vec(),
 				tx,
-				IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+				IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 			);
 
 			SyncingAction::StartRequest {
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/state.rs b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/state.rs
index 1abbb96ccd907..96657ee76991e 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/state.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/state.rs
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ impl<B: BlockT> StateStrategy<B> {
 				self.protocol_name.clone(),
 				request.encode_to_vec(),
 				tx,
-				IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+				IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 			);
 
 			SyncingAction::StartRequest {
diff --git a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/warp.rs b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/warp.rs
index a4c9c0868b794..06426665713dd 100644
--- a/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/warp.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/network/sync/src/strategy/warp.rs
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ where
 					protocol_name,
 					request.encode(),
 					tx,
-					IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+					IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 				);
 
 				SyncingAction::StartRequest {