diff --git a/contracts/lib/eigenlayer-middleware b/contracts/lib/eigenlayer-middleware
index c5b419a82f..74c86d21ba 160000
--- a/contracts/lib/eigenlayer-middleware
+++ b/contracts/lib/eigenlayer-middleware
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c5b419a82fcca1b64aacd32026ce8d4459b80e35
+Subproject commit 74c86d21ba6dcdc060a01f9933085076f9f6facd
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 393408483e..be334686d8 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -459,8 +459,9 @@ func (n *Node) checkCurrentNodeIp(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+// OperatorReachabilityResponse is the response object for the reachability check
 type OperatorReachabilityResponse struct {
-	OperatorId      string `json:"operator_id"`
+	OperatorID      string `json:"operator_id"`
 	DispersalSocket string `json:"dispersal_socket"`
 	RetrievalSocket string `json:"retrieval_socket"`
 	DispersalOnline bool   `json:"dispersal_online"`
@@ -511,7 +512,10 @@ func (n *Node) checkNodeReachability() {
 		}
 
 		var responseObject OperatorReachabilityResponse
-		json.Unmarshal(data, &responseObject)
+		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &responseObject)
+		if err != nil {
+			n.Logger.Error("Reachability check failed to unmarshal json responmse", err)
+		}
 		if responseObject.DispersalOnline {
 			n.Logger.Info("Reachability check - dispersal socket is ONLINE", "socket", responseObject.DispersalSocket)
 		} else {