diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
index 27a88ed321..52d5e66f22 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
@@ -940,7 +940,12 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     func dumbMsgIdProvider(m: Message): Result[MessageId, ValidationResult] =
       ok(newSeq[byte](10))
     let
-      nodes = generateNodes(2, gossip = true, msgIdProvider = dumbMsgIdProvider)
+      nodes = generateNodes(
+        2,
+        gossip = true,
+        msgIdProvider = dumbMsgIdProvider,
+        sendIDontWantOnPublish = true,
+      )
 
       nodesFut = await allFinished(nodes[0].switch.start(), nodes[1].switch.start())
 
@@ -948,10 +953,10 @@ suite "GossipSub":
       nodes[1].switch.peerInfo.peerId, nodes[1].switch.peerInfo.addrs
     )
 
-    proc handlerA(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
+    proc handlerA(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async: (raises: []).} =
       discard
 
-    proc handlerB(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
+    proc handlerB(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async: (raises: []).} =
       discard
 
     nodes[0].subscribe("foobar", handlerA)
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/utils.nim b/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
index ecd0e7b9a6..be58ac064d 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ proc generateNodes*(
     overheadRateLimit: Opt[tuple[bytes: int, interval: Duration]] =
       Opt.none(tuple[bytes: int, interval: Duration]),
     gossipSubVersion: string = "",
+    sendIDontWantOnPublish: bool = false,
 ): seq[PubSub] =
   for i in 0 ..< num:
     let switch = newStandardSwitch(
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ proc generateNodes*(
             p.unsubscribeBackoff = unsubscribeBackoff
             p.enablePX = enablePX
             p.overheadRateLimit = overheadRateLimit
+            p.sendIDontWantOnPublish = sendIDontWantOnPublish
             p
           ),
         )