diff --git a/protocol/chainlib/chain_router.go b/protocol/chainlib/chain_router.go
index 7a00cf5b94..9c07a6bdbb 100644
--- a/protocol/chainlib/chain_router.go
+++ b/protocol/chainlib/chain_router.go
@@ -326,14 +326,11 @@ func newChainRouter(ctx context.Context, nConns uint, rpcProviderEndpoint lavase
 		}
 	}
 	if hasSubscriptionInSpec && apiCollection.Enabled && !webSocketSupported {
-		err := utils.LavaFormatError("subscriptions are applicable for this chain, but websocket is not provided in 'supported' map. By not setting ws/wss your provider wont be able to accept ws subscriptions, therefore might receive less rewards and lower QOS score.", nil,
+		return nil, utils.LavaFormatError("subscriptions are applicable for this chain, but websocket is not provided in 'supported' map. By not setting ws/wss your provider wont be able to accept ws subscriptions, therefore might receive less rewards and lower QOS score.", nil,
 			utils.LogAttr("apiInterface", apiCollection.CollectionData.ApiInterface),
 			utils.LogAttr("supportedMap", supportedMap),
 			utils.LogAttr("required", WebSocketExtension),
 		)
-		if !IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 	}
 
 	utils.LavaFormatDebug("router keys", utils.LogAttr("chainProxyRouter", chainProxyRouter))
diff --git a/protocol/chainlib/chain_router_test.go b/protocol/chainlib/chain_router_test.go
index aefdc84b1c..7d80f343a1 100644
--- a/protocol/chainlib/chain_router_test.go
+++ b/protocol/chainlib/chain_router_test.go
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ func TestChainRouterWithDisabledWebSocketInSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	chainParser, err := NewChainParser(apiInterface)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError = false
-
 	addonsOptions := []string{"-addon-", "-addon2-"}
 	extensionsOptions := []string{"-test-", "-test2-", "-test3-"}
 
@@ -400,8 +398,6 @@ func TestChainRouterWithEnabledWebSocketInSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	chainParser, err := NewChainParser(apiInterface)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError = false
-
 	addonsOptions := []string{"-addon-", "-addon2-"}
 	extensionsOptions := []string{"-test-", "-test2-", "-test3-"}
 
@@ -795,8 +791,6 @@ func TestChainRouterWithMethodRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 	chainParser, err := NewChainParser(apiInterface)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError = false
-
 	addonsOptions := []string{"-addon-", "-addon2-"}
 	extensionsOptions := []string{"-test-", "-test2-", "-test3-"}
 
@@ -2181,8 +2175,6 @@ func TestChainRouterWithInternalPaths(t *testing.T) {
 			chainParser, err := NewChainParser(play.apiInterface)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError = false
-
 			spec := testcommon.CreateMockSpec()
 			spec.ApiCollections = play.specApiCollections
 			chainParser.SetSpec(spec)
diff --git a/protocol/chainlib/chainlib.go b/protocol/chainlib/chainlib.go
index 5c3fbd9b7f..41c024ae04 100644
--- a/protocol/chainlib/chainlib.go
+++ b/protocol/chainlib/chainlib.go
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ const (
 	INTERNAL_ADDRESS = "internal-addr"
 )
 
-var (
-	IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError     = true
-	IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredErrorFlag = "ignore-subscription-not-configured-error"
-)
-
 func NewChainParser(apiInterface string) (chainParser ChainParser, err error) {
 	switch apiInterface {
 	case spectypes.APIInterfaceJsonRPC:
diff --git a/protocol/rpcprovider/rpcprovider.go b/protocol/rpcprovider/rpcprovider.go
index 794b64f295..66d99e2519 100644
--- a/protocol/rpcprovider/rpcprovider.go
+++ b/protocol/rpcprovider/rpcprovider.go
@@ -829,7 +829,6 @@ rpcprovider 127.0.0.1:3333 OSMOSIS tendermintrpc "wss://www.node-path.com:80,htt
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().Duration(common.RelayHealthIntervalFlag, RelayHealthIntervalFlagDefault, "interval between relay health checks")
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().String(HealthCheckURLPathFlagName, HealthCheckURLPathFlagDefault, "the url path for the provider's grpc health check")
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().DurationVar(&updaters.TimeOutForFetchingLavaBlocks, common.TimeOutForFetchingLavaBlocksFlag, time.Second*5, "setting the timeout for fetching lava blocks")
-	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().BoolVar(&chainlib.IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError, chainlib.IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredErrorFlag, chainlib.IgnoreSubscriptionNotConfiguredError, "ignore webSocket node url not configured error, when subscription is enabled in spec")
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().IntVar(&numberOfRetriesAllowedOnNodeErrors, common.SetRelayCountOnNodeErrorFlag, 2, "set the number of retries attempt on node errors")
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().String(common.UseStaticSpecFlag, "", "load offline spec provided path to spec file, used to test specs before they are proposed on chain, example for spec with inheritance: --use-static-spec ./cookbook/specs/ibc.json,./cookbook/specs/tendermint.json,./cookbook/specs/cosmossdk.json,./cookbook/specs/ethermint.json,./cookbook/specs/ethereum.json,./cookbook/specs/evmos.json")
 	cmdRPCProvider.Flags().Uint64(common.RateLimitRequestPerSecondFlag, 0, "Measuring the load relative to this number for feedback - per second - per chain - default unlimited. Given Y simultaneous relay calls, a value of X  and will measure Y/X load rate.")