diff --git a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/reconnecting_ws_client.rs b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/reconnecting_ws_client.rs
index 803a27d00f..5b5babed0d 100644
--- a/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/reconnecting_ws_client.rs
+++ b/cumulus/client/relay-chain-rpc-interface/src/reconnecting_ws_client.rs
@@ -414,11 +414,11 @@ impl ReconnectingWebsocketWorker {
 		let urls = std::mem::take(&mut self.ws_urls);
 		let Ok(mut client_manager) = ClientManager::new(urls).await else {
 			tracing::error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "No valid RPC url found. Stopping RPC worker.");
-			return;
+			return
 		};
 		let Ok(mut subscriptions) = client_manager.get_subscriptions().await else {
 			tracing::error!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to fetch subscriptions on initial connection.");
-			return;
+			return
 		};
 
 		let mut imported_blocks_cache =
diff --git a/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/lib.rs b/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/lib.rs
index cda0ffe6b3..2173c5999d 100644
--- a/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/lib.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			};
 
 			<PendingUpwardMessages<T>>::mutate(|up| {
-				let queue_size = relevant_messaging_state.relay_dispatch_queue_size;
+				let queue_size = relevant_messaging_state.relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity;
 
 				let available_capacity = cmp::min(
 					queue_size.remaining_count,
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 	pub fn open_outbound_hrmp_channel_for_benchmarks(target_parachain: ParaId) {
 		RelevantMessagingState::<T>::put(MessagingStateSnapshot {
 			dmq_mqc_head: Default::default(),
-			relay_dispatch_queue_size: Default::default(),
+			relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity: Default::default(),
 			ingress_channels: Default::default(),
 			egress_channels: vec![(
 				target_parachain,
diff --git a/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/relay_state_snapshot.rs b/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/relay_state_snapshot.rs
index e3763549d4..306252ca77 100644
--- a/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/relay_state_snapshot.rs
+++ b/cumulus/pallets/parachain-system/src/relay_state_snapshot.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use sp_trie::{HashDBT, MemoryDB, StorageProof, EMPTY_PREFIX};
 // The field order should stay the same as the data can be found in the proof to ensure both are
 // have the same encoded representation.
 #[derive(Clone, Encode, Decode, TypeInfo, Default)]
-pub struct RelayDispachQueueSize {
+pub struct RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity {
 	/// The number of additional messages that can be enqueued.
 	pub remaining_count: u32,
 	/// The total size of additional messages that can be enqueued.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub struct MessagingStateSnapshot {
 	pub dmq_mqc_head: relay_chain::Hash,
 
 	/// The current capacity of the upward message queue of the current parachain on the relay chain.
-	pub relay_dispatch_queue_size: RelayDispachQueueSize,
+	pub relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity: RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity,
 
 	/// Information about all the inbound HRMP channels.
 	///
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 	/// The DMQ MQC head cannot be extracted.
 	DmqMqcHead(ReadEntryErr),
 	/// Relay dispatch queue cannot be extracted.
-	RelayDispatchQueueSize(ReadEntryErr),
+	RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity(ReadEntryErr),
 	/// The hrmp inress channel index cannot be extracted.
 	HrmpIngressChannelIndex(ReadEntryErr),
 	/// The hrmp egress channel index cannot be extracted.
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ impl RelayChainStateProof {
 		)
 		.map_err(Error::DmqMqcHead)?;
 
-		let relay_dispatch_queue_size = read_optional_entry::<RelayDispachQueueSize, _>(
+		let relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity = read_optional_entry::<
+			RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity,
+			_,
+		>(
 			&self.trie_backend,
 			&relay_chain::well_known_keys::relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity(self.para_id)
 				.key,
@@ -195,22 +198,26 @@ impl RelayChainStateProof {
 		// this code here needs to be removed and above needs to be changed to `read_entry` that
 		// returns an error if `relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity` can not be found/decoded.
 		//
-		// For now we just fallback to the old dispatch queue size if there is an error.
-		let relay_dispatch_queue_size = match relay_dispatch_queue_size {
+		// For now we just fallback to the old dispatch queue size on `ReadEntryErr::Absent`.
+		// `ReadEntryErr::Decode` and `ReadEntryErr::Proof` are potentially subject to meddling
+		// by malicious collators, so we reject the block in those cases.
+		let relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity = match relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity
+		{
 			Ok(Some(r)) => r,
-			_ => {
+			Ok(None) => {
 				let res = read_entry::<(u32, u32), _>(
 					&self.trie_backend,
 					#[allow(deprecated)]
 					&relay_chain::well_known_keys::relay_dispatch_queue_size(self.para_id),
 					Some((0, 0)),
 				)
-				.map_err(Error::RelayDispatchQueueSize)?;
+				.map_err(Error::RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity)?;
 
 				let remaining_count = host_config.max_upward_queue_count.saturating_sub(res.0);
 				let remaining_size = host_config.max_upward_queue_size.saturating_sub(res.1);
-				RelayDispachQueueSize { remaining_count, remaining_size }
+				RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity { remaining_count, remaining_size }
 			},
+			Err(e) => return Err(Error::RelayDispatchQueueRemainingCapacity(e)),
 		};
 
 		let ingress_channel_index: Vec<ParaId> = read_entry(
@@ -255,7 +262,7 @@ impl RelayChainStateProof {
 		// by relying on the fact that `ingress_channel_index` and `egress_channel_index` are themselves sorted.
 		Ok(MessagingStateSnapshot {
 			dmq_mqc_head,
-			relay_dispatch_queue_size,
+			relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity,
 			ingress_channels,
 			egress_channels,
 		})
diff --git a/cumulus/test/relay-sproof-builder/src/lib.rs b/cumulus/test/relay-sproof-builder/src/lib.rs
index fd98899ed3..d497025d15 100644
--- a/cumulus/test/relay-sproof-builder/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cumulus/test/relay-sproof-builder/src/lib.rs
@@ -124,13 +124,15 @@ impl RelayStateSproofBuilder {
 					dmq_mqc_head.encode(),
 				);
 			}
-			if let Some(relay_dispatch_queue_size) = self.relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity {
+			if let Some(relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity) =
+				self.relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity
+			{
 				insert(
 					relay_chain::well_known_keys::relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity(
 						self.para_id,
 					)
 					.key,
-					relay_dispatch_queue_size.encode(),
+					relay_dispatch_queue_remaining_capacity.encode(),
 				);
 			}
 			if let Some(upgrade_go_ahead) = self.upgrade_go_ahead {