diff --git a/p2p/peer.go b/p2p/peer.go
index c88bf5167..e7812dd0d 100644
--- a/p2p/peer.go
+++ b/p2p/peer.go
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@ func createMConnection(
 		msg := proto.Clone(mt)
 		err := proto.Unmarshal(msgBytes, msg)
 		if err != nil {
-			// TODO(williambanfield) add a log line
-			return
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling message: %s", err))
 		}
 		labels := []string{
 			"peer_id", string(p.ID()),