diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4a055ec..4baecdc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.5
+	fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.6
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.3
 	github.com/sivukhin/godjot v1.0.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 70d7cb3..788c24b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.5 h1:9kSuAOqHuhShH5sMeLJwceojUCxQ6SS7zrfC2EnJ0+E=
-fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.5/go.mod h1:UlHaZvPHj25PtKLh9GjZkUHRmQ2xZ8Jkoa4VRaLeeQ8=
+fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.6 h1:GRZNSxHI2EWdjSKVuzaT+c0aifLDtS16SzkeJaHyJfY=
+fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.6/go.mod h1:UlHaZvPHj25PtKLh9GjZkUHRmQ2xZ8Jkoa4VRaLeeQ8=
 github.com/FactomProject/basen v0.0.0-20150613233007-fe3947df716e h1:ahyvB3q25YnZWly5Gq1ekg6jcmWaGj/vG/MhF4aisoc=
 github.com/FactomProject/basen v0.0.0-20150613233007-fe3947df716e/go.mod h1:kGUqhHd//musdITWjFvNTHn90WG9bMLBEPQZ17Cmlpw=
 github.com/FactomProject/btcutilecc v0.0.0-20130527213604-d3a63a5752ec h1:1Qb69mGp/UtRPn422BH4/Y4Q3SLUrD9KHuDkm8iodFc=
diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index ac76dec..b3cf377 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ func (r *Relay) ConnectWithClient(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client) erro
 
 func (r *Relay) newConnection(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client) error {
 	debugLogf("{%s} connecting!\n", r.URL)
-	if r.connectionContext.Err() != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("relay context canceled")
-	}
 
 	dialCtx := ctx
 	if _, ok := dialCtx.Deadline(); !ok {