diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fabd60b95d..fdad282858 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mna/pigeon v1.3.0
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826
 	github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.4
-	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.42.0
+	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.43.0
 	github.com/oklog/run v1.1.0
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.0.7
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a285ba6da7..04deb6e609 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ github.com/nats-io/jwt/v2 v2.7.4 h1:jXFuDDxs/GQjGDZGhNgH4tXzSUK6WQi2rsj4xmsNOtI=
 github.com/nats-io/jwt/v2 v2.7.4/go.mod h1:me11pOkwObtcBNR8AiMrUbtVOUGkqYjMQZ6jnSdVUIA=
 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.4 h1:oQhvy6He6ER926sGqIKBKuYHH4BGnUQCNb0Y5Qa+M54=
 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2 v2.11.4/go.mod h1:jFnKKwbNeq6IfLHq+OMnl7vrFRihQ/MkhRbiWfjLdjU=
-github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.42.0 h1:ynIMupIOvf/ZWH/b2qda6WGKGNSjwOUutTpWRvAmhaM=
-github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.42.0/go.mod h1:iRWIPokVIFbVijxuMQq4y9ttaBTMe0SFdlZfMDd+33g=
+github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.43.0 h1:uRFZ2FEoRvP64+UUhaTokyS18XBCR/xM2vQZKO4i8ug=
+github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.43.0/go.mod h1:iRWIPokVIFbVijxuMQq4y9ttaBTMe0SFdlZfMDd+33g=
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.11 h1:q44qGV008kYd9W1b1nEBkNzvnWxtRSQ7A8BoqRrcfa0=
 github.com/nats-io/nkeys v0.4.11/go.mod h1:szDimtgmfOi9n25JpfIdGw12tZFYXqhGxjhVxsatHVE=
 github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1 h1:5iA8DT8V7q8WK2EScv2padNa/rTESc1KdnPw4TC2paw=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/README.md b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/README.md
index 5ccbcc7bde..087344d6c3 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/README.md
+++ b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ A [Go](http://golang.org) client for the [NATS messaging system](https://nats.io
 go get github.com/nats-io/nats.go@latest
 
 # To get a specific version:
-go get github.com/nats-io/nats.go@v1.42.0
+go get github.com/nats-io/nats.go@v1.43.0
 
 # Note that the latest major version for NATS Server is v2:
 go get github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2@latest
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/kv.go b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/kv.go
index dc401d5c4f..e1ab3c0d45 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/kv.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/kv.go
@@ -1051,7 +1051,10 @@ func (kv *kvs) WatchFiltered(keys []string, opts ...WatchOpt) (KeyWatcher, error
 				w.initPending = delta
 			}
 			if w.received > w.initPending || delta == 0 {
-				w.initDoneTimer.Stop()
+				// Avoid possible race setting up timer.
+				if w.initDoneTimer != nil {
+					w.initDoneTimer.Stop()
+				}
 				w.initDone = true
 				w.updates <- nil
 			} else if w.initDoneTimer != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/nats.go b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/nats.go
index 1496feae68..48a6f2bd77 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/nats.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/nats.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 
 // Default Constants
 const (
-	Version                   = "1.42.0"
+	Version                   = "1.43.0"
 	DefaultURL                = "nats://127.0.0.1:4222"
 	DefaultPort               = 4222
 	DefaultMaxReconnect       = 60
@@ -2292,6 +2292,21 @@ func (nc *Conn) ConnectedAddr() string {
 	return nc.conn.RemoteAddr().String()
 }
 
+// LocalAddr returns the local network address of the connection
+func (nc *Conn) LocalAddr() string {
+	if nc == nil {
+		return _EMPTY_
+	}
+
+	nc.mu.RLock()
+	defer nc.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if nc.status != CONNECTED {
+		return _EMPTY_
+	}
+	return nc.conn.LocalAddr().String()
+}
+
 // ConnectedServerId reports the connected server's Id
 func (nc *Conn) ConnectedServerId() string {
 	if nc == nil {
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index f0e051a95c..c8d039bc49 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server/stree
 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server/sysmem
 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server/thw
 github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server/tpm
-# github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.42.0
+# github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.43.0
 ## explicit; go 1.23.0
 github.com/nats-io/nats.go
 github.com/nats-io/nats.go/encoders/builtin