diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/sender.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/sender.ts
index 792ebfcea4..672395e84c 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/sender.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/sender.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,28 @@ export interface ISender {
   ) => Promise<SDKProtocolResult>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Options for using LightPush
+ */
 export type SendOptions = {
+  /**
+   * Optional flag to enable auto-retry with exponential backoff
+   */
   autoRetry?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Optional flag to force using all available peers
+   */
+  forceUseAllPeers?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Optional maximum number of attempts for exponential backoff
+   */
   maxAttempts?: number;
+  /**
+   * Optional initial delay in milliseconds for exponential backoff
+   */
   initialDelay?: number;
+  /**
+   * Optional maximum delay in milliseconds for exponential backoff
+   */
   maxDelay?: number;
 };
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/protocols/base_protocol.ts b/packages/sdk/src/protocols/base_protocol.ts
index acfe6ac5ff..9688859cea 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/protocols/base_protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/protocols/base_protocol.ts
@@ -73,51 +73,52 @@ export class BaseProtocolSDK implements IBaseProtocolSDK {
 
   /**
    * Checks if there are peers to send a message to.
-   * If there are connected peers, returns `true`.
-   * If `autoRetry` is `false`, returns `false`.
-   * If `autoRetry` is `true`, tries to find new peers from the ConnectionManager.
-   * If no peers are found after retries, returns `false`.
-   * If peers are found, returns `true`.
-   * @param autoRetry Optional flag to enable auto-retry with exponential backoff (default: false)
+   * If `forceUseAllPeers` is `false` (default) and there are connected peers, returns `true`.
+   * If `forceUseAllPeers` is `true` or there are no connected peers, tries to find new peers from the ConnectionManager.
+   * If `autoRetry` is `false`, returns `false` if no peers are found.
+   * If `autoRetry` is `true`, tries to find new peers from the ConnectionManager with exponential backoff.
+   * Returns `true` if peers are found, `false` otherwise.
+   * @param options Optional options object
+   * @param options.autoRetry Optional flag to enable auto-retry with exponential backoff (default: false)
+   * @param options.forceUseAllPeers Optional flag to force using all available peers (default: false)
+   * @param options.initialDelay Optional initial delay in milliseconds for exponential backoff (default: 10)
+   * @param options.maxAttempts Optional maximum number of attempts for exponential backoff (default: 3)
+   * @param options.maxDelay Optional maximum delay in milliseconds for exponential backoff (default: 100)
    */
   protected hasPeers = async (
     options: Partial<SendOptions> = {}
   ): Promise<boolean> => {
     const {
-      autoRetry,
-      initialDelay: _initialDelay,
-      maxAttempts: _maxAttempts,
-      maxDelay: _maxDelay
+      autoRetry = false,
+      forceUseAllPeers = false,
+      initialDelay = 10,
+      maxAttempts = 3,
+      maxDelay = 100
     } = options;
-    if (this.connectedPeers.length > 0) return true;
-    if (!autoRetry) return false;
 
-    let success = await this.maintainPeers();
-    let attempts = 0;
-
-    const initialDelay = _initialDelay ?? 10;
-    const maxAttempts = _maxAttempts ?? 3;
-    const maxDelay = _maxDelay ?? 100;
+    if (!forceUseAllPeers && this.connectedPeers.length > 0) return true;
 
-    while (!success && attempts < maxAttempts) {
+    let attempts = 0;
+    while (attempts < maxAttempts) {
       attempts++;
+      if (await this.maintainPeers()) {
+        if (this.peers.length < this.numPeersToUse) {
+          this.log.warn(
+            `Found only ${this.peers.length} peers, expected ${this.numPeersToUse}`
+          );
+        }
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (!autoRetry) return false;
       const delayMs = Math.min(
         initialDelay * Math.pow(2, attempts - 1),
         maxDelay
       );
       await delay(delayMs);
-      success = await this.maintainPeers();
     }
 
-    if (this.peers.length === 0) {
-      this.log.error("Failed to find peers to send message to");
-      return false;
-    } else if (this.peers.length < this.numPeersToUse) {
-      this.log.warn(
-        `Found only ${this.peers.length} peers, expected ${this.numPeersToUse}`
-      );
-    }
-    return true;
+    this.log.error("Failed to find peers to send message to");
+    return false;
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/protocols/light_push.ts b/packages/sdk/src/protocols/light_push.ts
index a2d36df10d..ae52e06e49 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/protocols/light_push.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/protocols/light_push.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ class LightPushSDK extends BaseProtocolSDK implements ILightPushSDK {
   async send(
     encoder: IEncoder,
     message: IMessage,
-    options: SendOptions = {
-      autoRetry: true
-    }
+    _options?: SendOptions
   ): Promise<SDKProtocolResult> {
+    const options = {
+      autoRetry: true,
+      ..._options
+    } as SendOptions;
+
     const successes: PeerId[] = [];
     const failures: Failure[] = [];
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/light-push/single_node/multiple_pubsub.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/light-push/single_node/multiple_pubsub.node.spec.ts
index f00bc8804b..b971f9b12c 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/light-push/single_node/multiple_pubsub.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/light-push/single_node/multiple_pubsub.node.spec.ts
@@ -432,9 +432,13 @@ describe("Waku Light Push (named sharding): Multiple PubsubTopics", function ()
     const { failures: f1 } = await waku.lightPush.send(customEncoder1, {
       payload: utf8ToBytes("M1")
     });
-    const { failures: f2 } = await waku.lightPush.send(customEncoder2, {
-      payload: utf8ToBytes("M2")
-    });
+    const { failures: f2 } = await waku.lightPush.send(
+      customEncoder2,
+      {
+        payload: utf8ToBytes("M2")
+      },
+      { forceUseAllPeers: true }
+    );
 
     expect(f1).to.be.empty;
     expect(f2).to.be.empty;