diff --git a/ros2cli/ros2cli/daemon/__init__.py b/ros2cli/ros2cli/daemon/__init__.py
index 50f6d57e4..3841d8cba 100644
--- a/ros2cli/ros2cli/daemon/__init__.py
+++ b/ros2cli/ros2cli/daemon/__init__.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def main(*, script_name='_ros2_daemon', argv=None):
                 _print_invoked_function_name(node.get_topic_names_and_types))
             server.register_function(
                 _print_invoked_function_name(node.get_service_names_and_types))
+            server.register_function(node.count_publishers)
+            server.register_function(node.count_subscribers)
 
             shutdown = False
 
diff --git a/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/list.py b/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/list.py
index fa07816aa..b7731f891 100644
--- a/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/list.py
+++ b/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/list.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from ros2cli.node.direct import DirectNode
 from ros2cli.node.strategy import add_arguments
+from ros2cli.node.strategy import NodeStrategy
 from ros2topic.api import get_topic_names_and_types
 from ros2topic.verb import VerbExtension
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):
 
     def main(self, *, args):
         topic_info = []
-        with DirectNode(args) as node:
+        with NodeStrategy(args) as node:
             topic_names_and_types = get_topic_names_and_types(
                 node=node,
                 include_hidden_topics=args.include_hidden_topics)