diff --git a/swap/src/protocol/bob/swap.rs b/swap/src/protocol/bob/swap.rs
index c82bf10e..525644bf 100644
--- a/swap/src/protocol/bob/swap.rs
+++ b/swap/src/protocol/bob/swap.rs
@@ -193,7 +193,14 @@ async fn next_state(
                     result = event_loop_handle.send_encrypted_signature(state.tx_redeem_encsig()) => {
                         match result {
                             Ok(_) => BobState::EncSigSent(state),
-                            Err(bmrng::error::RequestError::RecvError | bmrng::error::RequestError::SendError(_)) => bail!("Failed to communicate encrypted signature through event loop channel"),
+                            Err(bmrng::error::RequestError::RecvError | bmrng::error::RequestError::SendError(_)) => {
+                                tracing::error("Failed to communicate encrypted signature through event loop channel");
+                                tracing::info!(timelock = %state.cancel_timelock, "Waiting for cancel timelock to expire");
+                                
+                                tx_lock_status.wait_until_confirmed_with(state.cancel_timelock).await?;
+
+                                BobState::CancelTimelockExpired(state.cancel())
+                            },
                             Err(bmrng::error::RequestError::RecvTimeoutError) => unreachable!("We construct the channel with no timeout"),
                         }
                     },