diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 467e41aef50..b2f08f51071 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func NewBee(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if o.SwapEnable {
+	if o.SwapEnable && chainEnabled {
 		chequebookFactory, err = InitChequebookFactory(
 			logger,
 			chainBackend,
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func NewBee(
 
 		erc20Service = erc20.New(transactionService, erc20Address)
 
-		if o.ChequebookEnable && chainEnabled {
+		if o.ChequebookEnable {
 			chequebookService, err = InitChequebookService(
 				ctx,
 				logger,
@@ -1004,7 +1004,11 @@ func NewBee(
 	if o.FullNodeMode && !o.BootnodeMode {
 		logger.Info("starting in full mode")
 	} else {
-		logger.Info("starting in light mode")
+		if chainEnabled {
+			logger.Info("starting in light mode")
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("starting in ultra-light mode")
+		}
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, retrieveProtocolSpec)
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, pushSyncProtocolSpec)
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, pullSyncProtocolSpec)