diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c795f1319..ec8a27270 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220112180741-5e0467b6c7ce
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211208012354-db4efeb81f4b
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.44.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.45.0
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200902074654-038fdea0a05b // indirect
 	pgregory.net/rapid v0.4.7
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cd3e0e4f5..64f63a14b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1625,8 +1625,8 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.0/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9K
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.1/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9KAK34=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.42.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.43.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.44.0 h1:weqSxi/TMs1SqFRMHCtBgXRs8k3X39QIDEZ0pRcttUg=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.44.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.45.0 h1:NEpgUqV3Z+ZjkqMsxMg11IaDrXY4RY6CQukSGK0uI1M=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.45.0/go.mod h1:lN7owxKUQEqMfSyQikvvk5tf/6zMPsrK+ONuO11+0rQ=
 google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.1.0/go.mod h1:6Kw0yEErY5E/yWrBtf03jp27GLLJujG4z/JK95pnjjw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/pool.go b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
index f3d4a9e0a..4c905c660 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/pool.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) removeTimedoutPeers() {
 	for _, peer := range pool.peers {
 		// check if peer timed out
 		if !peer.didTimeout && peer.numPending > 0 {
-			curRate := peer.recvMonitor.Status().CurRate
+			curRate := peer.recvMonitor.CurrentTransferRate()
 			// curRate can be 0 on start
 			if curRate != 0 && curRate < minRecvRate {
 				err := errors.New("peer is not sending us data fast enough")
diff --git a/internal/libs/flowrate/flowrate.go b/internal/libs/flowrate/flowrate.go
index c2234669b..aaa54a22c 100644
--- a/internal/libs/flowrate/flowrate.go
+++ b/internal/libs/flowrate/flowrate.go
@@ -275,3 +275,15 @@ func (m *Monitor) waitNextSample(now time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	}
 	return now
 }
+
+// CurrentTransferRate returns the current transfer rate
+func (m *Monitor) CurrentTransferRate() int64 {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if m.sLast > m.start && m.active {
+		return round(m.rEMA)
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go b/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
index 693a7ce58..4cbca7f19 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/conn/connection.go
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ func (c *MConnection) sendSomePacketMsgs(ctx context.Context) bool {
 	// Block until .sendMonitor says we can write.
 	// Once we're ready we send more than we asked for,
 	// but amortized it should even out.
-	c.sendMonitor.Limit(c._maxPacketMsgSize, atomic.LoadInt64(&c.config.SendRate), true)
+	c.sendMonitor.Limit(c._maxPacketMsgSize, c.config.SendRate, true)
 
 	// Now send some PacketMsgs.
 	for i := 0; i < numBatchPacketMsgs; i++ {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 		}
 
 		// Block until .recvMonitor says we can read.
-		c.recvMonitor.Limit(c._maxPacketMsgSize, atomic.LoadInt64(&c.config.RecvRate), true)
+		c.recvMonitor.Limit(c._maxPacketMsgSize, c.config.RecvRate, true)
 
 		// Peek into bufConnReader for debugging
 		/*
diff --git a/libs/service/service.go b/libs/service/service.go
index f7701633a..6221c7d92 100644
--- a/libs/service/service.go
+++ b/libs/service/service.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ var (
 	errAlreadyStopped = errors.New("already stopped")
 )
 
+var (
+	_ Service = (*BaseService)(nil)
+	_ Service = (*NopService)(nil)
+)
+
 // Service defines a service that can be started, stopped, and reset.
 type Service interface {
 	// Start is called to start the service, which should run until
@@ -85,6 +90,12 @@ type BaseService struct {
 	impl Implementation
 }
 
+type NopService struct{}
+
+func (NopService) Start(_ context.Context) error { return nil }
+func (NopService) IsRunning() bool               { return true }
+func (NopService) Wait()                         {}
+
 // NewBaseService creates a new BaseService.
 func NewBaseService(logger log.Logger, name string, impl Implementation) *BaseService {
 	return &BaseService{
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 4bb72f4f6..3329d9f9a 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func makeNode(
 		return nil, combineCloseError(err, makeCloser(closers))
 	}
 
-	var pexReactor service.Service
+	var pexReactor service.Service = service.NopService{}
 	if cfg.P2P.PexReactor {
 		pexReactor, err = pex.NewReactor(ctx, logger, peerManager, router.OpenChannel, peerManager.Subscribe(ctx))
 		if err != nil {