diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/registers.rs b/autonomi/src/client/registers.rs
index 52f8944e1e..40f79ead0b 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/registers.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/registers.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl Client {
             put_quorum: Quorum::All,
             retry_strategy: None,
             use_put_record_to: None,
-            verification: Some((VerificationKind::Network, get_cfg)),
+            verification: Some((VerificationKind::Crdt, get_cfg)),
         };
 
         // Store the updated register on the network
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/vault.rs b/autonomi/src/client/vault.rs
index 209d174842..20eb1e1b93 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/vault.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/vault.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl Client {
             retry_strategy: Some(RetryStrategy::Balanced),
             use_put_record_to: None,
             verification: Some((
-                VerificationKind::Network,
+                VerificationKind::Crdt,
                 GetRecordCfg {
                     get_quorum: Quorum::Majority,
                     retry_strategy: None,
diff --git a/sn_networking/src/driver.rs b/sn_networking/src/driver.rs
index e70cc6c68d..b76c14f82c 100644
--- a/sn_networking/src/driver.rs
+++ b/sn_networking/src/driver.rs
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ pub struct PutRecordCfg {
 pub enum VerificationKind {
     /// Uses the default KAD GET to perform verification.
     Network,
+    /// Uses the default KAD GET to perform verification, but don't error out on split records
+    Crdt,
     /// Uses the hash based verification for chunks.
     ChunkProof {
         expected_proof: ChunkProof,
diff --git a/sn_networking/src/lib.rs b/sn_networking/src/lib.rs
index 01e5d6c9f6..4b15e66a08 100644
--- a/sn_networking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sn_networking/src/lib.rs
@@ -1017,6 +1017,11 @@ impl Network {
                             NetworkAddress::from_record_key(&record_key),
                         ));
                     }
+                    Err(NetworkError::GetRecordError(GetRecordError::SplitRecord { .. }))
+                        if matches!(verification_kind, VerificationKind::Crdt) =>
+                    {
+                        warn!("Record {pretty_key:?} is split, which is okay since we're dealing with CRDTs");
+                    }
                     Err(e) => {
                         debug!(
                             "Failed to verify record {pretty_key:?} to be stored with error: {e:?}"