diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
index dc9a32ece9..ed536cb669 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/manager.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use reth_eth_wire::{
     DisconnectReason, Status,
 };
 use reth_net_common::bandwidth_meter::BandwidthMeter;
+use reth_network_api::{EthProtocolInfo, NetworkStatus};
 use reth_primitives::{PeerId, H256};
 use reth_provider::BlockProvider;
 use std::{
@@ -307,9 +308,20 @@ where
         self.swarm.state().fetch_client()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the current [`Status`] for the local node.
-    pub fn status(&self) -> Status {
-        self.swarm.sessions().status()
+    /// Returns the current [`NetworkStatus`] for the local node.
+    pub fn status(&self) -> NetworkStatus {
+        let sessions = self.swarm.sessions();
+        let status = sessions.status();
+
+        NetworkStatus {
+            client_version: sessions.hello_message().client_version,
+            eth_protocol_info: EthProtocolInfo {
+                difficulty: status.total_difficulty,
+                head: status.blockhash,
+                network: status.chain.id(),
+                genesis: status.genesis,
+            },
+        }
     }
 
     /// Event hook for an unexpected message from the peer.
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/network.rs b/crates/net/network/src/network.rs
index e5f5153bf0..2ac9837c70 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/network.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/network.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use reth_eth_wire::{
-    DisconnectReason, NewBlock, NewPooledTransactionHashes, SharedTransactions, Status,
-};
+use reth_eth_wire::{DisconnectReason, NewBlock, NewPooledTransactionHashes, SharedTransactions};
 use reth_interfaces::{
     p2p::headers::client::StatusUpdater,
     sync::{SyncState, SyncStateProvider, SyncStateUpdater},
 };
 use reth_net_common::bandwidth_meter::BandwidthMeter;
-use reth_network_api::{EthProtocolInfo, NetworkError, NetworkInfo, NetworkStatus, PeersInfo};
+use reth_network_api::{NetworkError, NetworkInfo, NetworkStatus, PeersInfo};
 use reth_primitives::{NodeRecord, PeerId, TransactionSigned, TxHash, H256, U256};
 use std::{
     net::SocketAddr,
@@ -129,13 +127,6 @@ impl NetworkHandle {
         self.send_message(NetworkHandleMessage::StatusUpdate { height, hash, total_difficulty });
     }
 
-    /// Get the current status of the node.
-    pub async fn get_status(&self) -> Result<Status, oneshot::error::RecvError> {
-        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
-        let _ = self.manager().send(NetworkHandleMessage::GetStatus(tx));
-        rx.await
-    }
-
     /// Announce a block over devp2p
     ///
     /// Caution: in PoS this is a noop, since new block propagation will happen over devp2p
@@ -232,17 +223,9 @@ impl NetworkInfo for NetworkHandle {
     }
 
     async fn network_status(&self) -> Result<NetworkStatus, NetworkError> {
-        let status = self.get_status().await?;
-
-        Ok(NetworkStatus {
-            client_version: "Reth".to_string(),
-            eth_protocol_info: EthProtocolInfo {
-                difficulty: status.total_difficulty,
-                head: status.blockhash,
-                network: status.chain.id(),
-                genesis: status.genesis,
-            },
-        })
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        let _ = self.manager().send(NetworkHandleMessage::GetStatus(tx));
+        rx.await.map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }
 
@@ -317,7 +300,7 @@ pub(crate) enum NetworkHandleMessage {
     /// Apply a status update.
     StatusUpdate { height: u64, hash: H256, total_difficulty: U256 },
     /// Get the currenet status
-    GetStatus(oneshot::Sender<Status>),
+    GetStatus(oneshot::Sender<NetworkStatus>),
     /// Get PeerInfo from all the peers
     GetPeerInfo(oneshot::Sender<Vec<PeerInfo>>),
     /// Get PeerInfo for a specific peer
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/session/mod.rs b/crates/net/network/src/session/mod.rs
index 2490bc54b3..523f276f26 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/session/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/session/mod.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ impl SessionManager {
         self.status
     }
 
+    /// Returns the session hello message.
+    pub(crate) fn hello_message(&self) -> HelloMessage {
+        self.hello_message.clone()
+    }
+
     /// Spawns the given future onto a new task that is tracked in the `spawned_tasks` [`JoinSet`].
     fn spawn<F>(&self, f: F)
     where