diff --git a/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs b/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
index 80fd7761f8088..f2f8d6365b8de 100644
--- a/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
+++ b/client/network/src/protocol/generic_proto/upgrade/notifications.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
 
 			let mut initial_message = vec![0u8; initial_message_len];
 			if !initial_message.is_empty() {
-				socket.read(&mut initial_message).await?;
+				socket.read_exact(&mut initial_message).await?;
 			}
 
 			let substream = NotificationsInSubstream {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ where TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
 
 			let mut handshake = vec![0u8; handshake_len];
 			if !handshake.is_empty() {
-				socket.read(&mut handshake).await?;
+				socket.read_exact(&mut handshake).await?;
 			}
 
 			Ok((handshake, NotificationsOutSubstream {