diff --git a/gossipsub_connmgr_test.go b/gossipsub_connmgr_test.go
index accf57dd..a5477026 100644
--- a/gossipsub_connmgr_test.go
+++ b/gossipsub_connmgr_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGossipsubConnTagMessageDeliveries(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("Test disabled with go-libp2p v0.22.0") // TODO: reenable test when updating to v0.23.0
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func TestGossipsubConnTagMessageDeliveries(t *testing.T) {
 	// sybil squatters to be connected later
 	sybilHosts := getDefaultHosts(t, nSquatter)
 	for _, h := range sybilHosts {
-		squatter := &sybilSquatter{h: h}
+		squatter := &sybilSquatter{h: h, ignoreErrors: true}
 		h.SetStreamHandler(GossipSubID_v10, squatter.handleStream)
 	}
 
@@ -144,18 +143,6 @@ func TestGossipsubConnTagMessageDeliveries(t *testing.T) {
 	allHosts := append(honestHosts, sybilHosts...)
 	connectAll(t, allHosts)
 
-	// verify that we have a bunch of connections
-	for _, h := range honestHosts {
-		if len(h.Network().Conns()) != nHonest+nSquatter-1 {
-			t.Errorf("expected to have conns to all peers, have %d", len(h.Network().Conns()))
-		}
-	}
-
-	// force the connection managers to trim, so we don't need to muck about with timing as much
-	for _, cm := range connmgrs {
-		cm.TrimOpenConns(ctx)
-	}
-
 	// we should still have conns to all the honest peers, but not the sybils
 	for _, h := range honestHosts {
 		nHonestConns := 0
diff --git a/gossipsub_test.go b/gossipsub_test.go
index 8c2a216e..4481be9e 100644
--- a/gossipsub_test.go
+++ b/gossipsub_test.go
@@ -2025,7 +2025,8 @@ func TestGossipSubJoinTopic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type sybilSquatter struct {
-	h host.Host
+	h            host.Host
+	ignoreErrors bool // set to false to ignore connection/stream errors.
 }
 
 func (sq *sybilSquatter) handleStream(s network.Stream) {
@@ -2033,7 +2034,10 @@ func (sq *sybilSquatter) handleStream(s network.Stream) {
 
 	os, err := sq.h.NewStream(context.Background(), s.Conn().RemotePeer(), GossipSubID_v10)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		if !sq.ignoreErrors {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return
 	}
 
 	// send a subscription for test in the output stream to become candidate for GRAFT
@@ -2044,7 +2048,10 @@ func (sq *sybilSquatter) handleStream(s network.Stream) {
 	topic := "test"
 	err = w.WriteMsg(&pb.RPC{Subscriptions: []*pb.RPC_SubOpts{{Subscribe: &truth, Topicid: &topic}}})
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		if !sq.ignoreErrors {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		return
 	}
 
 	var rpc pb.RPC