diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
index bebfa6d..d80e3b7 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
@@ -30,50 +30,56 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) runMessageHandler() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			for name := range e.executionEngines {
-				name := name
-				go func() error {
-					messages, err := e.executionEngines[name].ProcessMessage(
-						msg.Address,
-						msg,
-					)
-					if err != nil {
-						e.logger.Debug(
-							"could not process message for engine",
-							zap.Error(err),
-							zap.String("engine_name", name),
-						)
-						return nil
-					}
+			e.peerMapMx.RLock()
+			peer, ok := e.peerMap[string(message.From)]
+			e.peerMapMx.RUnlock()
 
-					for _, appMessage := range messages {
-						appMsg := &anypb.Any{}
-						err := proto.Unmarshal(appMessage.Payload, appMsg)
+			if ok && bytes.Compare(peer.version, config.GetMinimumVersion()) >= 0 {
+				for name := range e.executionEngines {
+					name := name
+					go func() error {
+						messages, err := e.executionEngines[name].ProcessMessage(
+							msg.Address,
+							msg,
+						)
 						if err != nil {
-							e.logger.Error(
-								"could not unmarshal app message",
+							e.logger.Debug(
+								"could not process message for engine",
 								zap.Error(err),
 								zap.String("engine_name", name),
 							)
-							continue
+							return nil
 						}
 
-						switch appMsg.TypeUrl {
-						case protobufs.CeremonyLobbyStateTransitionType:
-							t := &protobufs.CeremonyLobbyStateTransition{}
-							err := proto.Unmarshal(appMsg.Value, t)
+						for _, appMessage := range messages {
+							appMsg := &anypb.Any{}
+							err := proto.Unmarshal(appMessage.Payload, appMsg)
 							if err != nil {
+								e.logger.Error(
+									"could not unmarshal app message",
+									zap.Error(err),
+									zap.String("engine_name", name),
+								)
 								continue
 							}
 
-							if err := e.handleCeremonyLobbyStateTransition(t); err != nil {
-								continue
+							switch appMsg.TypeUrl {
+							case protobufs.CeremonyLobbyStateTransitionType:
+								t := &protobufs.CeremonyLobbyStateTransition{}
+								err := proto.Unmarshal(appMsg.Value, t)
+								if err != nil {
+									continue
+								}
+
+								if err := e.handleCeremonyLobbyStateTransition(t); err != nil {
+									continue
+								}
 							}
 						}
-					}
 
-					return nil
-				}()
+						return nil
+					}()
+				}
 			}
 
 			any := &anypb.Any{}
@@ -84,12 +90,12 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) runMessageHandler() {
 			go func() {
 				switch any.TypeUrl {
 				case protobufs.ClockFrameType:
-					e.peerMapMx.RLock()
-					if peer, ok := e.peerMap[string(message.From)]; !ok ||
-						bytes.Compare(peer.version, config.GetMinimumVersion()) < 0 {
+					if !ok || bytes.Compare(
+						peer.version,
+						config.GetMinimumVersion(),
+					) < 0 {
 						return
 					}
-					e.peerMapMx.RUnlock()
 					if err := e.handleClockFrameData(
 						message.From,
 						msg.Address,