diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
index 81c8f662ee9..fb813723920 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/rpc_methods.rs
@@ -134,13 +134,37 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         request_id: PeerRequestId,
         request: BlocksByRootRequest,
     ) {
+        self.terminate_response_stream(
+            peer_id,
+            request_id,
+            self.clone()
+                .handle_blocks_by_root_request_inner(executor, peer_id, request_id, request)
+                .await,
+            Response::BlocksByRoot,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Handle a `BlocksByRoot` request from the peer.
+    pub async fn handle_blocks_by_root_request_inner(
+        self: Arc<Self>,
+        executor: TaskExecutor,
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+        request_id: PeerRequestId,
+        request: BlocksByRootRequest,
+    ) -> Result<(), (RPCResponseErrorCode, &'static str)> {
         let requested_blocks = request.block_roots().len();
         let mut block_stream = match self
             .chain
             .get_blocks_checking_caches(request.block_roots().to_vec(), &executor)
         {
             Ok(block_stream) => block_stream,
-            Err(e) => return error!(self.log, "Error getting block stream"; "error" => ?e),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(self.log, "Error getting block stream"; "error" => ?e);
+                return Err((
+                    RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError,
+                    "Error getting block stream",
+                ));
+            }
         };
         // Fetching blocks is async because it may have to hit the execution layer for payloads.
         let mut send_block_count = 0;
@@ -169,13 +193,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                         "block_root" => ?root,
                         "reason" => "execution layer not synced",
                     );
-                    // send the stream terminator
-                    return self.send_error_response(
-                        peer_id,
+                    return Err((
                         RPCResponseErrorCode::ResourceUnavailable,
-                        "Execution layer not synced".into(),
-                        request_id,
-                    );
+                        "Execution layer not synced",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     debug!(
@@ -196,8 +217,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
             "returned" => %send_block_count
         );
 
-        // send stream termination
-        self.send_response(peer_id, Response::BlocksByRoot(None), request_id);
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Handle a `BlobsByRoot` request from the peer.
@@ -380,6 +400,24 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         request_id: PeerRequestId,
         req: BlocksByRangeRequest,
     ) {
+        self.terminate_response_stream(
+            peer_id,
+            request_id,
+            self.clone()
+                .handle_blocks_by_range_request_inner(executor, peer_id, request_id, req)
+                .await,
+            Response::BlocksByRange,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Handle a `BlocksByRange` request from the peer.
+    pub async fn handle_blocks_by_range_request_inner(
+        self: Arc<Self>,
+        executor: TaskExecutor,
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+        request_id: PeerRequestId,
+        req: BlocksByRangeRequest,
+    ) -> Result<(), (RPCResponseErrorCode, &'static str)> {
         debug!(self.log, "Received BlocksByRange Request";
             "peer_id" => %peer_id,
             "count" => req.count(),
@@ -401,12 +439,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                     }
                 });
         if *req.count() > max_request_size {
-            return self.send_error_response(
-                peer_id,
+            return Err((
                 RPCResponseErrorCode::InvalidRequest,
-                format!("Request exceeded max size {max_request_size}"),
-                request_id,
-            );
+                "Request exceeded max size",
+            ));
         }
 
         let forwards_block_root_iter = match self
@@ -424,25 +460,15 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                     "requested_slot" => slot,
                     "oldest_known_slot" => oldest_block_slot
                 );
-                return self.send_error_response(
-                    peer_id,
-                    RPCResponseErrorCode::ResourceUnavailable,
-                    "Backfilling".into(),
-                    request_id,
-                );
+                return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ResourceUnavailable, "Backfilling"));
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                self.send_error_response(
-                    peer_id,
-                    RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError,
-                    "Database error".into(),
-                    request_id,
-                );
-                return error!(self.log, "Unable to obtain root iter";
+                error!(self.log, "Unable to obtain root iter";
                     "request" => ?req,
                     "peer" => %peer_id,
                     "error" => ?e
                 );
+                return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError, "Database error"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -468,11 +494,12 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         let block_roots = match maybe_block_roots {
             Ok(block_roots) => block_roots,
             Err(e) => {
-                return error!(self.log, "Error during iteration over blocks";
+                error!(self.log, "Error during iteration over blocks";
                     "request" => ?req,
                     "peer" => %peer_id,
                     "error" => ?e
-                )
+                );
+                return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError, "Iteration error"));
             }
         };
 
@@ -481,7 +508,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
 
         let mut block_stream = match self.chain.get_blocks(block_roots, &executor) {
             Ok(block_stream) => block_stream,
-            Err(e) => return error!(self.log, "Error getting block stream"; "error" => ?e),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(self.log, "Error getting block stream"; "error" => ?e);
+                return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError, "Iterator error"));
+            }
         };
 
         // Fetching blocks is async because it may have to hit the execution layer for payloads.
@@ -511,12 +541,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                         "peer" => %peer_id,
                         "request_root" => ?root
                     );
-                    return self.send_error_response(
-                        peer_id,
-                        RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError,
-                        "Database inconsistency".into(),
-                        request_id,
-                    );
+                    return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError, "Database inconsistency"));
                 }
                 Err(BeaconChainError::BlockHashMissingFromExecutionLayer(_)) => {
                     debug!(
@@ -526,12 +551,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                         "reason" => "execution layer not synced",
                     );
                     // send the stream terminator
-                    return self.send_error_response(
-                        peer_id,
+                    return Err((
                         RPCResponseErrorCode::ResourceUnavailable,
-                        "Execution layer not synced".into(),
-                        request_id,
-                    );
+                        "Execution layer not synced",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     if matches!(
@@ -556,12 +579,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                     }
 
                     // send the stream terminator
-                    return self.send_error_response(
-                        peer_id,
-                        RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError,
-                        "Failed fetching blocks".into(),
-                        request_id,
-                    );
+                    return Err((RPCResponseErrorCode::ServerError, "Failed fetching blocks"));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -594,12 +612,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
             );
         }
 
-        // send the stream terminator
-        self.send_network_message(NetworkMessage::SendResponse {
-            peer_id,
-            response: Response::BlocksByRange(None),
-            id: request_id,
-        });
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Handle a `BlobsByRange` request from the peer.