diff --git a/src/disco/keyguard/fd_keyguard_match.c b/src/disco/keyguard/fd_keyguard_match.c
index 1e3ebd5a16..7dc2d24fa9 100644
--- a/src/disco/keyguard/fd_keyguard_match.c
+++ b/src/disco/keyguard/fd_keyguard_match.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ FD_FN_PURE int
 fd_keyguard_payload_matches_gossip_msg( uchar const * data,
                                         ulong         sz ) {
 
+  // TODO: this causes potential ambiguity with the shred messages
+  if ( sz==32 ) return 1;
   /* Every gossip message contains a 4 byte enum variant tag (at the
      beginning of the message) and a 32 byte public key (at an arbitrary
      location). */