diff --git a/beacon/light/request/server.go b/beacon/light/request/server.go
index 9f3b09b81e..dc5c46ad39 100644
--- a/beacon/light/request/server.go
+++ b/beacon/light/request/server.go
@@ -186,10 +186,14 @@ func (s *serverWithTimeout) eventCallback(event Event) {
 			// call will just do nothing
 			timer.Stop()
 			delete(s.timeouts, id)
-			s.childEventCb(event)
+			if s.childEventCb != nil {
+				s.childEventCb(event)
+			}
 		}
 	default:
-		s.childEventCb(event)
+		if s.childEventCb != nil {
+			s.childEventCb(event)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -211,11 +215,15 @@ func (s *serverWithTimeout) startTimeout(reqData RequestResponse) {
 			delete(s.timeouts, id)
 			childEventCb := s.childEventCb
 			s.lock.Unlock()
-			childEventCb(Event{Type: EvFail, Data: reqData})
+			if childEventCb != nil {
+				childEventCb(Event{Type: EvFail, Data: reqData})
+			}
 		})
 		childEventCb := s.childEventCb
 		s.lock.Unlock()
-		childEventCb(Event{Type: EvTimeout, Data: reqData})
+		if childEventCb != nil {
+			childEventCb(Event{Type: EvTimeout, Data: reqData})
+		}
 	})
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +237,6 @@ func (s *serverWithTimeout) unsubscribe() {
 			timer.Stop()
 		}
 	}
-	s.childEventCb = nil
 	s.parent.Unsubscribe()
 }
 
@@ -328,10 +335,10 @@ func (s *serverWithLimits) eventCallback(event Event) {
 	}
 	childEventCb := s.childEventCb
 	s.lock.Unlock()
-	if passEvent {
+	if passEvent && childEventCb != nil {
 		childEventCb(event)
 	}
-	if sendCanRequestAgain {
+	if sendCanRequestAgain && childEventCb != nil {
 		childEventCb(Event{Type: EvCanRequestAgain})
 	}
 }
@@ -383,7 +390,7 @@ func (s *serverWithLimits) canRequestNow() bool {
 	}
 	childEventCb := s.childEventCb
 	s.lock.Unlock()
-	if sendCanRequestAgain {
+	if sendCanRequestAgain && childEventCb != nil {
 		childEventCb(Event{Type: EvCanRequestAgain})
 	}
 	return canRequest
@@ -415,7 +422,7 @@ func (s *serverWithLimits) delay(delay time.Duration) {
 		}
 		childEventCb := s.childEventCb
 		s.lock.Unlock()
-		if sendCanRequestAgain {
+		if sendCanRequestAgain && childEventCb != nil {
 			childEventCb(Event{Type: EvCanRequestAgain})
 		}
 	})