diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 996cfd893..571f620a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "origintrail_node",
-    "version": "8.0.1",
+    "version": "8.0.1+hotfix.1",
     "description": "OTNode V8",
     "main": "index.js",
     "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/modules/network/implementation/libp2p-service.js b/src/modules/network/implementation/libp2p-service.js
index f1baad9f7..fedaa0300 100644
--- a/src/modules/network/implementation/libp2p-service.js
+++ b/src/modules/network/implementation/libp2p-service.js
@@ -464,7 +464,12 @@ class Libp2pService {
             return { message, valid: false, busy: false };
         }
 
-        message.header = JSON.parse(stringifiedHeader);
+        try {
+            message.header = JSON.parse(stringifiedHeader);
+        } catch (error) {
+            // Return the same format as invalid request case
+            return { message, valid: false, busy: false };
+        }
 
         // validate request / response
         if (!(await isMessageValid(message.header, peerIdString))) {
@@ -481,10 +486,20 @@ class Libp2pService {
 
         let stringifiedData = '';
         // read data the data
-        for await (const chunk of source) {
-            stringifiedData += chunk;
+        
+        try {
+            for await (const chunk of source) {
+    
+                stringifiedData += chunk;
+    
+            }
+            message.data = JSON.parse(stringifiedData);
+            
+        } catch (error) {
+    
+            // If data parsing fails, return invalid message response
+            return { message, valid: false, busy: false };
         }
-        message.data = JSON.parse(stringifiedData);
 
         return { message, valid: true, busy: false };
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/triple-store/implementation/ot-triple-store.js b/src/modules/triple-store/implementation/ot-triple-store.js
index 82b133475..9461b0375 100644
--- a/src/modules/triple-store/implementation/ot-triple-store.js
+++ b/src/modules/triple-store/implementation/ot-triple-store.js
@@ -270,23 +270,47 @@ class OtTripleStore {
         return this.ask(repository, query);
     }
 
-    async createKnowledgeCollectionNamedGraphs(repository, uals, assetsNQuads, visibility) {
-        const query = `
-            PREFIX schema: <${SCHEMA_CONTEXT}>
-            INSERT DATA {
-                ${uals
-                    .map(
-                        (ual, index) => `
+    async createKnowledgeCollectionNamedGraphs(
+        repository,
+        uals,
+        assetsNQuads,
+        visibility,
+        retries = 5,
+        retryDelay = 10,
+    ) {
+        const queries = uals.map(
+            (ual, index) => `
+                PREFIX schema: <${SCHEMA_CONTEXT}>
+                INSERT DATA {
                     GRAPH <${ual}/${visibility}> {
                         ${assetsNQuads[index].join('\n')}
                     }
-                `,
-                    )
-                    .join('\n')}
+                }
+            `,
+        );
+        for (const [index, query] of queries.entries()) {
+            let attempts = 0;
+            let success = false;
+
+            while (attempts < retries && !success) {
+                try {
+                    await this.queryVoid(repository, query);
+                    success = true;
+                } catch (error) {
+                    attempts += 1;
+                    if (attempts <= retries) {
+                        this.logger.warn(
+                            `Insert failed for GRAPH <${uals[index]}/${visibility}>. Attempt ${attempts}/${retries}. Retrying in ${retryDelay}ms.`,
+                        );
+                        await setTimeout(retryDelay);
+                    } else {
+                        throw new Error(
+                            `Failed to insert into GRAPH <${uals[index]}/${visibility}> after ${retries} attempts.`,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
             }
-        `;
-
-        await this.queryVoid(repository, query);
+        }
     }
 
     async deleteKnowledgeCollectionNamedGraphs(repository, uals) {
diff --git a/src/service/sharding-table-service.js b/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
index d20bea388..4c0f1dec7 100644
--- a/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
+++ b/src/service/sharding-table-service.js
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ class ShardingTableService {
     }
 
     async dial(peerId) {
-        const { addresses } = await this.findPeerAddressAndProtocols(peerId);
-        if (addresses.length) {
-            try {
+        try {
+            const { addresses } = await this.findPeerAddressAndProtocols(peerId);
+            if (addresses.length) {
                 if (peerId !== this.networkModuleManager.getPeerId().toB58String()) {
                     this.logger.trace(`Dialing peer ${peerId}.`);
                     await this.networkModuleManager.dial(peerId);
                 }
                 await this.updatePeerRecordLastSeenAndLastDialed(peerId);
-            } catch (error) {
-                this.logger.trace(`Unable to dial peer ${peerId}. Error: ${error.message}`);
+            } else {
                 await this.updatePeerRecordLastDialed(peerId);
             }
-        } else {
+        } catch (error) {
+            this.logger.trace(`Unable to dial peer ${peerId}. Error: ${error.message}`);
             await this.updatePeerRecordLastDialed(peerId);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/service/triple-store-service.js b/src/service/triple-store-service.js
index 9fec7031d..41c1226c7 100644
--- a/src/service/triple-store-service.js
+++ b/src/service/triple-store-service.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TripleStoreService {
         knowledgeCollectionUAL,
         triples,
         retries = 5,
-        retryDelay = 0,
+        retryDelay = 50,
     ) {
         this.logger.info(
             `Inserting Knowledge Collection with the UAL: ${knowledgeCollectionUAL} ` +