diff --git a/libs/graphql/src/data-providers/generic-data-provider.ts b/libs/graphql/src/data-providers/generic-data-provider.ts
index 6fdec30ae..64d93b978 100644
--- a/libs/graphql/src/data-providers/generic-data-provider.ts
+++ b/libs/graphql/src/data-providers/generic-data-provider.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface Subscribe<Data, Delta> {
     callback: UpdateCallback<Data, Delta>,
     client: ApolloClient<object>,
     variables?: OperationVariables
-  ): void;
+  ): () => void;
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
diff --git a/libs/react-helpers/src/hooks/use-data-provider.ts b/libs/react-helpers/src/hooks/use-data-provider.ts
index 7d5ade70a..9cf3a99d3 100644
--- a/libs/react-helpers/src/hooks/use-data-provider.ts
+++ b/libs/react-helpers/src/hooks/use-data-provider.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { Subscribe } from '@vegaprotocol/graphql';
 
 export function useDataProvider<Data, Delta>(
   dataProvider: Subscribe<Data, Delta>,
-  update: (delta: Delta) => boolean = () => false,
+  update?: (delta: Delta) => boolean,
   variables?: OperationVariables
 ) {
   const client = useApolloClient();
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function useDataProvider<Data, Delta>(
       setError(error);
       setLoading(loading);
       if (!error && !loading) {
-        if (!initialized.current || !delta || !update(delta)) {
+        if (!initialized.current || !delta || !update || !update(delta)) {
           initialized.current = true;
           setData(data);
         }