diff --git a/node/network/src/lib.rs b/node/network/src/lib.rs
index 7b176c4..29a503f 100644
--- a/node/network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/network/src/lib.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ pub enum NetworkMessage {
     },
     /// Start dialing a new peer.
     DialPeer { address: Multiaddr, peer_id: PeerId },
+    /// Disconnect a peer.
+    DisconnectPeer { peer_id: PeerId },
     /// Notify that new file stored in db.
     AnnounceLocalFile { tx_id: TxID },
     /// Called if a known external TCP socket address has been updated.
@@ -167,5 +169,5 @@ pub type NetworkSender = channel::metrics::Sender<NetworkMessage>;
 pub type NetworkReceiver = channel::metrics::Receiver<NetworkMessage>;
 
 pub fn new_network_channel() -> (NetworkSender, NetworkReceiver) {
-    channel::metrics::unbounded_channel("network")
+    channel::metrics::unbounded_channel("network_channel")
 }
diff --git a/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs b/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
index 81d4806..d8b1211 100644
--- a/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/node/network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ impl PeerManager {
     }
 
     // Gracefully disconnects a peer without banning them.
-    fn disconnect_peer(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, reason: GoodbyeReason) {
+    pub fn disconnect_peer(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId, reason: GoodbyeReason) {
         self.events
             .push(PeerManagerEvent::DisconnectPeer(peer_id, reason));
         self.network_globals
diff --git a/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs b/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
index c225999..146d1fe 100644
--- a/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
@@ -257,15 +257,8 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
 
         let network_id = self.network_globals.network_id();
         let shard_config = self.store.get_store().get_shard_config();
-
-        if !self.verify_status_message(peer_id, status, network_id.clone(), &shard_config) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        self.send_to_sync(SyncMessage::PeerConnected { peer_id });
-
         let status_message = StatusMessage {
-            data: network_id,
+            data: network_id.clone(),
             num_shard: shard_config.num_shard,
             shard_id: shard_config.shard_id,
         };
@@ -276,6 +269,10 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
             id: request_id,
             response: Response::Status(status_message),
         });
+
+        if self.verify_status_message(peer_id, status, network_id, &shard_config) {
+            self.send_to_sync(SyncMessage::PeerConnected { peer_id });
+        }
     }
 
     fn on_status_response(&self, peer_id: PeerId, status: StatusMessage) {
@@ -996,20 +993,21 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
             }
         };
 
+        self.file_location_cache
+            .insert_peer_config(peer_id, peer_shard_config);
+
         if !peer_shard_config.intersect(shard_config) {
             info!(%peer_id, ?shard_config, ?status, "Report peer with mismatched shard config");
             self.send_to_network(NetworkMessage::ReportPeer {
                 peer_id,
-                action: PeerAction::Fatal,
+                action: PeerAction::LowToleranceError,
                 source: ReportSource::RPC,
                 msg: "Shard config mismatch in StatusMessage",
             });
+            self.send_to_network(NetworkMessage::DisconnectPeer { peer_id });
             return false;
         }
 
-        self.file_location_cache
-            .insert_peer_config(peer_id, peer_shard_config);
-
         true
     }
 
diff --git a/node/router/src/metrics.rs b/node/router/src/metrics.rs
index 141d034..3e34466 100644
--- a/node/router/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/metrics.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     pub static ref SERVICE_ROUTE_NETWORK_MESSAGE_UPNP: Arc<dyn Meter> = register_meter("router_service_route_network_message_upnp");
 
     pub static ref SERVICE_EXPIRED_PEERS: Arc<dyn Histogram> = Sample::ExpDecay(0.015).register("router_service_expired_peers", 1024);
-    pub static ref SERVICE_EXPIRED_PEERS_DISCONNECT_OK: Arc<dyn Histogram> = Sample::ExpDecay(0.015).register("router_service_expired_peers_disconnect_ok", 1024);
-    pub static ref SERVICE_EXPIRED_PEERS_DISCONNECT_FAIL: Arc<dyn Histogram> = Sample::ExpDecay(0.015).register("router_service_expired_peers_disconnect_fail", 1024);
 
     // libp2p_event_handler
 
diff --git a/node/router/src/service.rs b/node/router/src/service.rs
index 2b53153..ae1bfbf 100644
--- a/node/router/src/service.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/service.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use chunk_pool::ChunkPoolMessage;
 use file_location_cache::FileLocationCache;
 use futures::{channel::mpsc::Sender, prelude::*};
 use miner::MinerMessage;
+use network::rpc::GoodbyeReason;
+use network::PeerId;
 use network::{
     types::NewFile, BehaviourEvent, Keypair, Libp2pEvent, NetworkGlobals, NetworkMessage,
     NetworkReceiver, NetworkSender, PubsubMessage, RequestId, Service as LibP2PService, Swarm,
@@ -330,6 +332,9 @@ impl RouterService {
                     };
                 }
             }
+            NetworkMessage::DisconnectPeer { peer_id } => {
+                self.disconnect_peer(peer_id);
+            }
             NetworkMessage::AnnounceLocalFile { tx_id } => {
                 let shard_config = self.store.get_shard_config();
                 let msg = PubsubMessage::NewFile(NewFile {
@@ -399,24 +404,16 @@ impl RouterService {
             debug!(%num_expired_peers, "Heartbeat, remove expired peers")
         }
 
-        let mut num_succeeded = 0;
-        let mut num_failed = 0;
         for peer_id in expired_peers {
-            // async operation, once peer disconnected, swarm event `PeerDisconnected`
-            // will be polled to handle in advance.
-            match self.libp2p.swarm.disconnect_peer_id(peer_id) {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    debug!(%peer_id, "Peer expired and disconnect it");
-                    num_succeeded += 1;
-                }
-                Err(_) => {
-                    debug!(%peer_id, "Peer expired but failed to disconnect");
-                    num_failed += 1;
-                }
-            }
+            self.disconnect_peer(peer_id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn disconnect_peer(&mut self, peer_id: PeerId) {
+        let pm = self.libp2p.swarm.behaviour_mut().peer_manager_mut();
+        if pm.is_connected(&peer_id) {
+            pm.disconnect_peer(peer_id, GoodbyeReason::IrrelevantNetwork);
         }
-        metrics::SERVICE_EXPIRED_PEERS_DISCONNECT_OK.update(num_succeeded);
-        metrics::SERVICE_EXPIRED_PEERS_DISCONNECT_FAIL.update(num_failed);
     }
 }