diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
index f236f612..79006f5d 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1289,16 +1289,7 @@ impl App {
         }
 
         let last_response = if let Some(last_success) = last_success {
-            if matches!(last_success, SingleResponse::Stream(..))
-                && !(self.config.free_subscriptions
-                    || web3_request.authorization.active_premium().await)
-            {
-                Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied(
-                    "streaming responses require an active premium account".into(),
-                ))
-            } else {
-                Ok(last_success)
-            }
+            Ok(last_success)
         } else {
             Err(last_error.unwrap_or(anyhow::anyhow!("no success or error").into()))
         };
@@ -1642,6 +1633,13 @@ impl App {
                         method
                     )).into());
                 }
+                // debug methods require premium
+                if method.starts_with("debug_") && !(self.config.free_subscriptions
+                        || web3_request.authorization.active_premium().await) {
+                        return Err(Web3ProxyError::AccessDenied(
+                            "debug methods require an active premium account".into(),
+                        ));
+                    }
 
                 if web3_request.cache_mode.is_some() {
                     // don't cache anything larger than 16 MiB