diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6734350144..c7488d32b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dusk-poseidon = "=0.40.0"
 jubjub-schnorr = { version = "=0.5.0", default-features = false }
 
 # we leave kadcast open until a stable release is out
-kadcast = "0.7.0-rc.8"
+kadcast = "0.7.0-rc.10"
 phoenix-circuits = { version = "=0.4.0", default-features = false }
 phoenix-core = { version = "=0.32.0", default-features = false }
 # we leave piecrust open until a stable release is out
diff --git a/node/src/network.rs b/node/src/network.rs
index 498286cec4..330ea68595 100644
--- a/node/src/network.rs
+++ b/node/src/network.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use node_data::message::payload::{GetResource, Inv, Nonce};
 use node_data::message::{AsyncQueue, Metadata, PROTOCOL_VERSION};
 use node_data::{get_current_timestamp, Serializable};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 
 /// Number of alive peers randomly selected which a `flood_request` is sent to
 const REDUNDANCY_PEER_COUNT: usize = 8;
@@ -169,9 +169,16 @@ impl<const N: usize> Kadcast<N> {
         &self.conf
     }
 
-    async fn send_with_metrics(&self, bytes: &Vec<u8>, recv_addr: SocketAddr) {
-        counter!("dusk_bytes_sent").increment(bytes.len() as u64);
-        self.peer.send(bytes, recv_addr).await;
+    async fn send_with_metrics(
+        &self,
+        bytes: &Vec<u8>,
+        recv_addr: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+    ) {
+        if !recv_addr.is_empty() {
+            let bytes_sent = bytes.len() * recv_addr.len();
+            counter!("dusk_bytes_sent").increment(bytes_sent as u64);
+            self.peer.send_to_peers(bytes, recv_addr).await;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +265,7 @@ impl<const N: usize> crate::Network for Kadcast<N> {
         let topic = msg.topic();
 
         info!("sending msg ({topic:?}) to peer {recv_addr}");
-        self.send_with_metrics(&encoded, recv_addr).await;
+        self.send_with_metrics(&encoded, vec![recv_addr]).await;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -281,10 +288,31 @@ impl<const N: usize> crate::Network for Kadcast<N> {
 
         counter!(format!("dusk_requests_{:?}", topic)).increment(1);
 
-        for recv_addr in self.peer.alive_nodes(amount).await {
-            trace!("sending msg ({topic:?}) to peer {recv_addr}");
-            self.send_with_metrics(&encoded, recv_addr).await;
+        let mut alive_nodes = self.peer.alive_nodes(amount).await;
+
+        if alive_nodes.len() < amount {
+            let current = alive_nodes.len();
+
+            let route_table = self.peer.to_route_table().await;
+            let new_nodes: Vec<_> = route_table
+                .into_values()
+                .flatten()
+                .map(|(s, _)| s)
+                .filter(|s| !alive_nodes.contains(s))
+                .take(amount - current)
+                .collect();
+
+            alive_nodes.extend(new_nodes);
+            warn!(
+                event = "Not enought alive peers to send msg, increased",
+                ?topic,
+                requested = amount,
+                current,
+                increased = alive_nodes.len(),
+            );
         }
+        trace!("sending msg ({topic:?}) to peers {alive_nodes:?}");
+        self.send_with_metrics(&encoded, alive_nodes).await;
 
         Ok(())
     }