diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cb0fdb665..5650701b4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	path = vendor/nim-libp2p
 	url = https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p.git
 	ignore = dirty
-	branch = debug-excess-peer-connections
+	branch = master
 [submodule "vendor/nim-stew"]
 	path = vendor/nim-stew
 	url = https://github.com/status-im/nim-stew.git
diff --git a/vendor/nim-libp2p b/vendor/nim-libp2p
index 207b4a0f5..18a2e79ce 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-libp2p
+++ b/vendor/nim-libp2p
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 207b4a0f5c890b85280107c0f913f479b32a8daa
+Subproject commit 18a2e79ce209d2f21d8c5db7a41659cc39dbe0b4