diff --git a/node/network/availability-recovery/src/lib.rs b/node/network/availability-recovery/src/lib.rs
index f2f92cc54490..a07f4e0baa52 100644
--- a/node/network/availability-recovery/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/network/availability-recovery/src/lib.rs
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ impl RequestChunksFromValidators {
 		sender
 			.send_message(NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 				requests,
-				IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+				IfDisconnected::TryConnect,
 			))
 			.await;
 	}
diff --git a/node/network/availability-recovery/src/tests.rs b/node/network/availability-recovery/src/tests.rs
index 8a5191e70b26..3e898088c7f9 100644
--- a/node/network/availability-recovery/src/tests.rs
+++ b/node/network/availability-recovery/src/tests.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl TestState {
 				AllMessages::NetworkBridgeTx(
 					NetworkBridgeTxMessage::SendRequests(
 						requests,
-						IfDisconnected::ImmediateError,
+						_if_disconnected,
 					)
 				) => {
 					for req in requests {