return
	}
	// Report the ILMExpiryStats only if at least one site has replication of ILM expiry enabled
	var replicateILMExpiry bool
	for _, site := range info.Sites {
		if site.ReplicateILMExpiry {
			replicateILMExpiry = true
			break
		}
	}
	if !replicateILMExpiry {
		// explicitly send nil for ILMExpiryStats
		info.ILMExpiryStats = nil
	}

		if c.state.Peers != nil {
			if existingPeer, ok := c.state.Peers[dID]; ok {
				// retain existing ReplicateILMExpiry of peer if its already set
				// and incoming arg has it false. it could be default false
				if !pi.ReplicateILMExpiry && existingPeer.ReplicateILMExpiry {
					pi.ReplicateILMExpiry = existingPeer.ReplicateILMExpiry
				}
			}
		}
		peers[dID] = pi
	}
	state := srState{