diff --git a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/bin/subspace-farmer/commands/farm/dsn.rs b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/bin/subspace-farmer/commands/farm/dsn.rs
index 19047ad7fc..a5042b2cf1 100644
--- a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/bin/subspace-farmer/commands/farm/dsn.rs
+++ b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/bin/subspace-farmer/commands/farm/dsn.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use prometheus_client::registry::Registry;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
+use subspace_farmer::node_client::NodeClientExt;
 use subspace_farmer::piece_cache::PieceCache;
 use subspace_farmer::utils::readers_and_pieces::ReadersAndPieces;
 use subspace_farmer::{NodeClient, NodeRpcClient, KNOWN_PEERS_CACHE_SIZE};
diff --git a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client.rs b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client.rs
index a9bbcb6592..4559e37765 100644
--- a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client.rs
+++ b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ pub trait NodeClient: Clone + fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + 'static {
         &self,
         segment_index: SegmentIndex,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
+}
 
+/// Node Client extension methods that are not necessary for farmer as a library, but might be useful for an app
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait NodeClientExt: NodeClient {
     /// Get the last segment headers.
     async fn last_segment_headers(&self, limit: u64) -> Result<Vec<Option<SegmentHeader>>, Error>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client/node_rpc_client.rs b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client/node_rpc_client.rs
index 4b7a33ce97..b49853192a 100644
--- a/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client/node_rpc_client.rs
+++ b/crates/subspace-farmer/src/node_client/node_rpc_client.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::node_client::{Error as RpcError, Error, NodeClient};
+use crate::node_client::{Error as RpcError, Error, NodeClient, NodeClientExt};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use jsonrpsee::core::client::{ClientT, SubscriptionClientT};
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ impl NodeClient for NodeRpcClient {
             )
             .await?)
     }
+}
 
+#[async_trait]
+impl NodeClientExt for NodeRpcClient {
     async fn last_segment_headers(
         &self,
         limit: u64,