diff --git a/pkg/net/exchange/peer_tracker.go b/pkg/net/exchange/peer_tracker.go
index 2d37ac19c6..86fbc2b1b8 100644
--- a/pkg/net/exchange/peer_tracker.go
+++ b/pkg/net/exchange/peer_tracker.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (bpt *bsPeerTracker) prefSortedPeers() []peer.ID {
 
 		var costI, costJ float64
 
-		getPeerInitLat := func(p peer.ID) float64 {
+		getPeerInitLat := func(_ peer.ID) float64 {
 			return float64(bpt.avgGlobalTime) * newPeerMul
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/net/exchange/protocol.go b/pkg/net/exchange/protocol.go
index e29777ee09..9eeb1e2454 100644
--- a/pkg/net/exchange/protocol.go
+++ b/pkg/net/exchange/protocol.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	ReadResMinSpeed     = 50 << 10
 	ShufflePeersPrefix  = 16
 	WriteResDeadline    = 60 * time.Second
+	streamReadDeadline  = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 // `Request` processed and validated to query the tipsets needed.
diff --git a/pkg/net/exchange/server.go b/pkg/net/exchange/server.go
index fd677e2b7b..37f127efdc 100644
--- a/pkg/net/exchange/server.go
+++ b/pkg/net/exchange/server.go
@@ -66,10 +66,14 @@ func (s *server) handleStream(stream inet.Stream) {
 	defer stream.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
 	var req exchange.Request
+	_ = stream.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(streamReadDeadline))
 	if err := cborutil.ReadCborRPC(bufio.NewReader(stream), &req); err != nil {
+		_ = stream.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
 		exchangeServerLog.Warnf("failed to read block sync request: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
+	_ = stream.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
+
 	exchangeServerLog.Debugw("block sync request", "start", req.Head, "len", req.Length, "remote peer", stream.Conn().RemotePeer())
 
 	resp, err := s.processRequest(ctx, &req)
diff --git a/pkg/net/helloprotocol/hello_protocol.go b/pkg/net/helloprotocol/hello_protocol.go
index 5325f2017c..ea746ea749 100644
--- a/pkg/net/helloprotocol/hello_protocol.go
+++ b/pkg/net/helloprotocol/hello_protocol.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) handleNewStream(s net.Stream) {
 		// can't process a hello received in error, but leave this connection
 		// open because we connections are innocent until proven guilty
 		// (with bad genesis)
+		_ = s.Conn().Close()
 		return
 	}
 	latencyMsg := &LatencyMessage{TArrival: time.Now().UnixNano()}
@@ -230,13 +231,13 @@ func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) loadLocalFullTipset(ctx context.Context, tsk type
 // ErrBadGenesis is the error returned when a mismatch in genesis blocks happens.
 var ErrBadGenesis = fmt.Errorf("bad genesis block")
 
-func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) receiveHello(ctx context.Context, s net.Stream) (*HelloMessage, error) {
+func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) receiveHello(_ context.Context, s net.Stream) (*HelloMessage, error) {
 	var hello HelloMessage
 	err := hello.UnmarshalCBOR(s)
 	return &hello, err
 }
 
-func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) receiveLatency(ctx context.Context, s net.Stream) (*LatencyMessage, error) {
+func (h *HelloProtocolHandler) receiveLatency(_ context.Context, s net.Stream) (*LatencyMessage, error) {
 	var latency LatencyMessage
 	err := latency.UnmarshalCBOR(s)
 	if err != nil {