diff --git a/src/sync-v2/index.ts b/src/sync-v2/index.ts
index 4c78907a..789f7695 100644
--- a/src/sync-v2/index.ts
+++ b/src/sync-v2/index.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ function syncStandbyNodeList(
   return robustQueryForStandbyNodeListHash(activeNodes).andThen(({ value, winningNodes }) =>
     // get full standby list from one of the winning nodes
     getStandbyNodeListFromNode(winningNodes[0], value.standbyNodeListHash).andThen((standbyList) =>
-      okAsync([standbyList, value.standbyNodeListHash] as [P2PTypes.JoinTypes.JoinRequest[], hexstring])
+      verifyStandbyList(standbyList, value.standbyNodeListHash).map(
+        () => [standbyList, value.standbyNodeListHash] as [P2PTypes.JoinTypes.JoinRequest[], hexstring]
+      )
     )
   )
 }