diff --git a/chain/sub/incoming.go b/chain/sub/incoming.go
index 677a1abec..fc2b7baff 100644
--- a/chain/sub/incoming.go
+++ b/chain/sub/incoming.go
@@ -350,16 +350,32 @@ func (mv *MessageValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, pid peer.ID, msg *pubs
 		)
 		recordFailure(ctx, metrics.MessageValidationFailure, "add")
 		switch {
+
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrSoftValidationFailure):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrRBFTooLowPremium):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrTooManyPendingMessages):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrNonceGap):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrGasFeeCapTooLow):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrNonceTooLow):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrNotEnoughFunds):
+			fallthrough
+		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrExistingNonce):
+			return pubsub.ValidationIgnore
+
 		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrMessageTooBig):
 			fallthrough
 		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrMessageValueTooHigh):
 			fallthrough
-		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrNotEnoughFunds):
-			fallthrough
 		case xerrors.Is(err, messagepool.ErrInvalidToAddr):
-			return pubsub.ValidationReject
+			fallthrough
 		default:
-			return pubsub.ValidationIgnore
+			return pubsub.ValidationReject
 		}
 	}