diff --git a/core/commands/name/ipnsps.go b/core/commands/name/ipnsps.go
index 12c98ca91..4ff2e3bbd 100644
--- a/core/commands/name/ipnsps.go
+++ b/core/commands/name/ipnsps.go
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ var ipnspsCancelCmd = &cmds.Command{
 			return cmdkit.Errorf(cmdkit.ErrClient, err.Error())
 		}
 
-		ok := n.PSRouter.Cancel("/ipns/" + string(pid))
+		ok, err := n.PSRouter.Cancel("/ipns/" + string(pid))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		return cmds.EmitOnce(res, &ipnsPubsubCancel{ok})
 	},
 	Arguments: []cmdkit.Argument{
diff --git a/namesys/ipns_resolver_validation_test.go b/namesys/ipns_resolver_validation_test.go
index 0ad2e922c..c97432c6c 100644
--- a/namesys/ipns_resolver_validation_test.go
+++ b/namesys/ipns_resolver_validation_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ func (m *mockValueStore) GetValue(ctx context.Context, k string, opts ...ropts.O
 	return m.r.GetValue(ctx, k, opts...)
 }
 
+func (m *mockValueStore) SearchValue(ctx context.Context, k string, opts ...ropts.Option) (<-chan []byte, error) {
+	return m.r.SearchValue(ctx, k, opts...)
+}
+
 func (m *mockValueStore) GetPublicKey(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (ci.PubKey, error) {
 	pk := m.kbook.PubKey(p)
 	if pk != nil {