diff --git a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mixnode.rs b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mixnode.rs
index 27a021dc98..8dee83b1cd 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mixnode.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mixnode.rs
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_mixnode_description(
                 source: err,
             })?;
 
-    let noise_info = if let Ok(noise_info) = client.get_noise_information().await {
-        noise_info
-    } else {
-        Default::default()
-    };
+    let noise_info = client.get_noise_information().await.unwrap_or_default();
 
     let description = NymNodeDescription {
         host_information: host_info.data,
diff --git a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
index 2ede21b5b2..9f3ad67229 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/node_describe_cache/mod.rs
@@ -183,11 +183,7 @@ async fn get_gateway_description(
         None
     };
 
-    let noise_info = if let Ok(noise_info) = client.get_noise_information().await {
-        noise_info
-    } else {
-        Default::default()
-    };
+    let noise_info = client.get_noise_information().await.unwrap_or_default();
 
     let description = NymNodeDescription {
         host_information: host_info.data,