diff --git a/gointerfaces/grpcutil/utils.go b/gointerfaces/grpcutil/utils.go
index c186ae6d8..bbcd41877 100644
--- a/gointerfaces/grpcutil/utils.go
+++ b/gointerfaces/grpcutil/utils.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"time"
 
@@ -122,3 +124,24 @@ func IsRetryLater(err error) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func IsEndOfStream(err error) bool {
+	if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
+		return s.Code() == codes.Canceled || s.Message() == context.Canceled.Error()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// ErrIs - like `errors.Is` but for grpc errors
+func ErrIs(err, target error) bool {
+	if errors.Is(err, target) { // direct clients do return Go-style errors
+		return true
+	}
+	if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok { // remote clients do return GRPC-style errors
+		return s.Message() == target.Error()
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/kv/remotedb/kv_remote.go b/kv/remotedb/kv_remote.go
index 00951d7e1..5439da7b6 100644
--- a/kv/remotedb/kv_remote.go
+++ b/kv/remotedb/kv_remote.go
@@ -3,18 +3,15 @@ package remotedb
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/grpcutil"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/remote"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
@@ -498,16 +495,14 @@ func (tx *remoteTx) closeGrpcStream() {
 		// try graceful close stream
 		err := tx.stream.CloseSend()
 		if err != nil {
-			s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-			doLog := !((ok && s.Code() == codes.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled))
+			doLog := !grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err)
 			if doLog {
 				log.Warn("couldn't send msg CloseSend to server", "err", err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			_, err = tx.stream.Recv()
 			if err != nil {
-				s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-				doLog := !((ok && s.Code() == codes.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled))
+				doLog := !grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err)
 				if doLog {
 					log.Warn("received unexpected error from server after CloseSend", "err", err)
 				}
diff --git a/txpool/fetch.go b/txpool/fetch.go
index 4c6141c3f..65d2ad4e9 100644
--- a/txpool/fetch.go
+++ b/txpool/fetch.go
@@ -18,23 +18,20 @@ package txpool
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/dbg"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/direct"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/grpcutil"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/remote"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/sentry"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/rlp"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
@@ -117,11 +114,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) ConnectCore() {
 			default:
 			}
 			if err := f.handleStateChanges(f.ctx, f.stateChangesClient); err != nil {
-				if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-					time.Sleep(time.Second)
-					continue
-				}
-				if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+				if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+					time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 					continue
 				}
 				log.Warn("[txpool.handleStateChanges]", "err", err)
@@ -138,11 +132,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) receiveMessageLoop(sentryClient sentry.SentryClient) {
 		default:
 		}
 		if _, err := sentryClient.HandShake(f.ctx, &emptypb.Empty{}, grpc.WaitForReady(true)); err != nil {
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				continue
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 			// Report error and wait more
@@ -151,11 +142,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) receiveMessageLoop(sentryClient sentry.SentryClient) {
 		}
 
 		if err := f.receiveMessage(f.ctx, sentryClient); err != nil {
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				continue
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 			log.Warn("[txpool.recvMessage]", "err", err)
@@ -195,11 +183,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) receiveMessage(ctx context.Context, sentryClient sentry.SentryCl
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err := f.handleInboundMessage(streamCtx, req, sentryClient); err != nil {
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				continue
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -357,10 +342,6 @@ func (f *Fetch) handleInboundMessage(ctx context.Context, req *sentry.InboundMes
 	return nil
 }
 
-func retryLater(code codes.Code) bool {
-	return code == codes.Unavailable || code == codes.Canceled || code == codes.ResourceExhausted
-}
-
 func (f *Fetch) receivePeerLoop(sentryClient sentry.SentryClient) {
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -369,11 +350,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) receivePeerLoop(sentryClient sentry.SentryClient) {
 		default:
 		}
 		if _, err := sentryClient.HandShake(f.ctx, &emptypb.Empty{}, grpc.WaitForReady(true)); err != nil {
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				continue
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 			// Report error and wait more
@@ -382,11 +360,8 @@ func (f *Fetch) receivePeerLoop(sentryClient sentry.SentryClient) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err := f.receivePeer(sentryClient); err != nil {
-			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-				time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				continue
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/txpool/pool.go b/txpool/pool.go
index 1018f757e..db827a405 100644
--- a/txpool/pool.go
+++ b/txpool/pool.go
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
@@ -40,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/fixedgas"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/grpcutil"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/remote"
 	proto_txpool "github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/txpool"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -1300,13 +1298,8 @@ func MainLoop(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, coreDB kv.RoDB, p *TxPool, newTxs
 			}
 
 			if err := p.processRemoteTxs(ctx); err != nil {
-				if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && retryLater(s.Code()) {
-					continue
-				}
-				if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-					continue
-				}
-				if stopped := common.Stopped(ctx.Done()); stopped != nil {
+				if grpcutil.IsRetryLater(err) || grpcutil.IsEndOfStream(err) {
+					time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 					continue
 				}