diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_participant.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_participant.rs
index c95ec5cbe..a896f2200 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_participant.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_participant.rs
@@ -54,13 +54,10 @@ impl ProtocolParticipant {
 
             let participant_copy = (*participant).clone();
             if self.state.write().await.append_participant(participant_copy.clone()) {
-                match self.p2p.broadcast(participant_copy).await {
-                    Ok(()) => {}
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("ProtocolParticipant::handle_receive_participant(): p2p broadcast failed: {}", e);
-                        continue
-                    }
-                }
+                if let Err(e) = self.p2p.broadcast(participant_copy).await {
+                    error!("ProtocolParticipant::handle_receive_participant(): p2p broadcast failed: {}", e);
+                    continue
+                };
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
index a476cf334..186416d8c 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_proposal.rs
@@ -58,49 +58,42 @@ impl ProtocolProposal {
             debug!("handle_receive_proposal(): Starting state transition validation");
             let canon_state_clone = self.state.read().await.state_machine.lock().await.clone();
             let mem_state = MemoryState::new(canon_state_clone);
+
             match ValidatorState::validate_state_transitions(mem_state, &proposal_copy.block.txs) {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    debug!("handle_receive_proposal(): State transition valid")
-                }
+                Ok(_) => debug!("handle_receive_proposal(): State transition valid"),
                 Err(e) => {
                     warn!("handle_receive_proposal(): State transition fail: {}", e);
                     continue
                 }
             }
 
-            let vote = self.state.write().await.receive_proposal(&proposal_copy);
-            match vote {
+            let vote = match self.state.write().await.receive_proposal(&proposal_copy) {
                 Ok(v) => {
                     if v.is_none() {
-                        debug!("Node did not vote for the proposed block.");
-                    } else {
-                        let vote = v.unwrap();
-                        match self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote).await {
-                            Ok(_) => {}
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                error!("receive_vote() error: {}", e);
-                                continue
-                            }
-                        };
-                        // Broadcast block to rest of nodes
-                        match self.p2p.broadcast(proposal_copy).await {
-                            Ok(()) => {}
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                error!("handle_receive_proposal(): proposal broadcast fail: {}", e);
-                            }
-                        };
-                        // Broadcast vote
-                        match self.p2p.broadcast(vote).await {
-                            Ok(()) => {}
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                error!("handle_receive_proposal(): vote broadcast fail: {}", e);
-                            }
-                        };
+                        debug!("handle_receive_proposal(): Node didn't vote for proposed block.");
+                        continue
                     }
+                    v.unwrap()
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
-                    debug!("ProtocolProposal::handle_receive_proposal() error processing proposal: {:?}", e);
+                    debug!("ProtocolProposal::handle_receive_proposal(): error processing proposal: {}", e);
+                    continue
                 }
+            };
+
+            if let Err(e) = self.state.write().await.receive_vote(&vote).await {
+                error!("handle_receive_proposal(): receive_vote error: {}", e);
+                continue
+            }
+
+            // Broadcast block to rest of nodes
+            if let Err(e) = self.p2p.broadcast(proposal_copy).await {
+                error!("handle_receive_proposal(): proposal broadcast fail: {}", e);
+            };
+
+            // Broadcast vote
+            if let Err(e) = self.p2p.broadcast(vote).await {
+                error!("handle_receive_proposal(): vote broadcast fail: {}", e);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync.rs
index d69059228..cb50d0336 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync.rs
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ impl ProtocolSync {
             debug!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_request(): Found {} blocks", blocks.len());
 
             let response = BlockResponse { blocks };
-            match self.channel.send(response).await {
-                Ok(()) => {}
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_request(): channel send fail: {}", e)
-                }
+            if let Err(e) = self.channel.send(response).await {
+                error!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_request(): channel send fail: {}", e)
             };
         }
     }
@@ -133,37 +130,27 @@ impl ProtocolSync {
                     debug!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_block(): All state transitions passed");
 
                     debug!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_block(): Updating canon state machine");
-                    match self.state.write().await.update_canon_state(state_updates, None).await {
-                        Ok(()) => {}
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            error!("handle_receive_block(): Canon statemachine update fail: {}", e);
-                            continue
-                        }
-                    }
+                    if let Err(e) =
+                        self.state.write().await.update_canon_state(state_updates, None).await
+                    {
+                        error!("handle_receive_block(): Canon statemachine update fail: {}", e);
+                        continue
+                    };
 
                     debug!("ProtocolSync::handle_receive_block(): Appending block to ledger");
-                    match self.state.write().await.blockchain.add(&[info_copy.clone()]) {
-                        Ok(_) => {}
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            error!("handle_receive_block(): blockchain.add() fail: {}", e);
-                            continue
-                        }
+                    if let Err(e) = self.state.write().await.blockchain.add(&[info_copy.clone()]) {
+                        error!("handle_receive_block(): blockchain.add() fail: {}", e);
+                        continue
                     };
 
-                    match self.state.write().await.remove_txs(info_copy.txs.clone()) {
-                        Ok(()) => {}
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            error!("handle_receive_block(): remove_txs() fail: {}", e);
-                            continue
-                        }
+                    if let Err(e) = self.state.write().await.remove_txs(info_copy.txs.clone()) {
+                        error!("handle_receive_block(): remove_txs() fail: {}", e);
+                        continue
                     };
 
-                    match self.p2p.broadcast(info_copy).await {
-                        Ok(()) => {}
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            error!("handle_receive_block(): p2p broadcast fail: {}", e);
-                            continue
-                        }
+                    if let Err(e) = self.p2p.broadcast(info_copy).await {
+                        error!("handle_receive_block(): p2p broadcast fail: {}", e);
+                        continue
                     };
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync_consensus.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync_consensus.rs
index 814463fcb..ad89039b0 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync_consensus.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_sync_consensus.rs
@@ -57,14 +57,8 @@ impl ProtocolSyncConsensus {
             // Extra validations can be added here.
             let consensus = self.state.read().await.consensus.clone();
             let response = ConsensusResponse { consensus };
-            match self.channel.send(response).await {
-                Ok(()) => {}
-                Err(e) => {
-                    error!(
-                        "ProtocolSyncConsensus::handle_receive_request() channel send fail: {}",
-                        e
-                    );
-                }
+            if let Err(e) = self.channel.send(response).await {
+                error!("ProtocolSyncConsensus::handle_receive_request() channel send fail: {}", e);
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_tx.rs b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_tx.rs
index e01d9f824..57a0871eb 100644
--- a/src/consensus/proto/protocol_tx.rs
+++ b/src/consensus/proto/protocol_tx.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ impl ProtocolTx {
                 }
             };
 
-            debug!("ProtocolTx::handle_receive_tx() recv: {:?}", tx);
-
             let tx_copy = (*tx).clone();
             let tx_hash = blake3::hash(&serialize(&tx_copy));
 
@@ -92,12 +90,9 @@ impl ProtocolTx {
 
             // Nodes use unconfirmed_txs vector as seen_txs pool.
             if self.state.write().await.append_tx(tx_copy.clone()) {
-                match self.p2p.broadcast(tx_copy).await {
-                    Ok(()) => {}
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        error!("handle_receive_tx(): p2p broadcast fail: {}", e);
-                        continue
-                    }
+                if let Err(e) = self.p2p.broadcast(tx_copy).await {
+                    error!("handle_receive_tx(): p2p broadcast fail: {}", e);
+                    continue
                 };
             }
         }