diff --git a/core/capabilities/remote/target_receiver.go b/core/capabilities/remote/target_receiver.go
index 5cff3c00e82..f8e00b89d79 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/remote/target_receiver.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/remote/target_receiver.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
 	commoncap "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities/pb"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/capabilities/remote/types"
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ type remoteTargetReceiver struct {
 	dispatcher   types.Dispatcher
 	lggr         logger.Logger
 
-	requestMsgIDToResponse map[string]remoteTargetCapabilityRequest
-	requestTimeout         time.Duration
+	requestMsgIDToRequest map[string]*remoteTargetCapabilityRequest
+	requestTimeout        time.Duration
 
 	receiveLock sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ func NewRemoteTargetReceiver(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, peerID p2p
 		workflowDONs: workflowDONs,
 		dispatcher:   dispatcher,
 
-		requestMsgIDToResponse: map[string]remoteTargetCapabilityRequest{},
-		requestTimeout:         requestTimeout,
+		requestMsgIDToRequest: map[string]*remoteTargetCapabilityRequest{},
+		requestTimeout:        requestTimeout,
 
 		lggr: lggr,
 	}
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func (r *remoteTargetReceiver) ExpireRequests(ctx context.Context) {
 	r.receiveLock.Lock()
 	defer r.receiveLock.Unlock()
 
-	for messageId, executeReq := range r.requestMsgIDToResponse {
+	for messageId, executeReq := range r.requestMsgIDToRequest {
 		if time.Since(executeReq.createdTime) > r.requestTimeout {
 
 			if !executeReq.hasResponse() {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ func (r *remoteTargetReceiver) ExpireRequests(ctx context.Context) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			delete(r.requestMsgIDToResponse, messageId)
+			delete(r.requestMsgIDToRequest, messageId)
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -111,12 +113,12 @@ func (r *remoteTargetReceiver) Receive(msg *types.MessageBody) {
 	requester := ToPeerID(msg.Sender)
 	messageId := GetMessageID(msg)
 
-	if _, ok := r.requestMsgIDToResponse[messageId]; !ok {
-		r.requestMsgIDToResponse[messageId] = newTargetCapabilityRequest(r.capInfo.ID, r.localDonInfo.ID, r.peerID,
+	if _, ok := r.requestMsgIDToRequest[messageId]; !ok {
+		r.requestMsgIDToRequest[messageId] = newTargetCapabilityRequest(r.capInfo.ID, r.localDonInfo.ID, r.peerID,
 			msg.CallerDonId, messageId, r.dispatcher)
 	}
 
-	request, ok := r.requestMsgIDToResponse[messageId]
+	request, ok := r.requestMsgIDToRequest[messageId]
 
 	if err := request.addRequester(requester, msg.CallerDonId, messageId); err != nil {
 		r.lggr.Errorw("failed to add request to response", "capabilityId", r.capInfo.ID, "sender",
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ func (r *remoteTargetReceiver) Receive(msg *types.MessageBody) {
 					request.setResult(responsePayload)
 				}
 			} else {
-
 				r.lggr.Errorw("failed to execute capability", "capabilityId", r.capInfo.ID, "err", err)
 				request.setError(types.Error_INTERNAL_ERROR)
 			}
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ func (r *remoteTargetReceiver) Receive(msg *types.MessageBody) {
 }
 
 type remoteTargetCapabilityRequest struct {
+	id string
+
 	capabilityPeerId p2ptypes.PeerID
 	capabilityID     string
 	capabilityDonID  string
@@ -185,8 +188,9 @@ type remoteTargetCapabilityRequest struct {
 
 func newTargetCapabilityRequest(capabilityID string, capabilityDonID string, capabilityPeerId p2ptypes.PeerID,
 	callingDonID string, requestMessageID string,
-	dispatcher types.Dispatcher) remoteTargetCapabilityRequest {
-	return remoteTargetCapabilityRequest{
+	dispatcher types.Dispatcher) *remoteTargetCapabilityRequest {
+	return &remoteTargetCapabilityRequest{
+		id:                   uuid.New().String(),
 		capabilityID:         capabilityID,
 		capabilityDonID:      capabilityDonID,
 		capabilityPeerId:     capabilityPeerId,
@@ -234,9 +238,9 @@ func (e *remoteTargetCapabilityRequest) hasResponse() bool {
 }
 
 func (e *remoteTargetCapabilityRequest) sendResponseToAllRequesters() error {
-	for peer := range e.requesters {
-		if err := e.sendResponse(peer); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to send response to peer %s: %w", peer, err)
+	for requester := range e.requesters {
+		if err := e.sendResponse(requester); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to send response to requester %s: %w", requester, err)
 		}
 	}