diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index cbd3fbe25..76eacf858 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ validators:
       rpc:
         # Controls how large any single RPC request accepted by the CometBFT
         # server (offchain) can be.
-        max_body_bytes: "100000000"
+        max_body_bytes: "10000000000"
       mempool:
         # Control how big any single transaction accepted by the CometBFT server
         # (offchain) can be.
         # Since multiple messages are bundled into a single transaction,
         # max_tx_bytes needs to be increased alongside max_txs_bytes as well.
-        max_tx_bytes: "100000000"
+        max_tx_bytes: "100000000000"
     client:
       chain-id: poktroll
 
diff --git a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go
index 48d8c352b..6796002f1 100644
--- a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go
+++ b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go
@@ -1556,14 +1556,14 @@ func (s *relaysSuite) forEachRelayBatchSendBatch(_ context.Context, relayBatchIn
 	// each sending relayRatePerApp relays per second.
 	relaysPerSec := len(relayBatchInfo.appAccounts) * int(s.relayRatePerApp)
 	// Determine the interval between each relay request.
-	relayInterval := time.Second / time.Duration(85)
+	relayInterval := time.Second / time.Duration(20)
 
 	batchWaitGroup := new(sync.WaitGroup)
 	batchWaitGroup.Add(relaysPerSec * int(blockDurationSec))
 
 	now := time.Now()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 50000; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		iterationTime := now.Add(time.Duration(i+1) * relayInterval)
 		batchLimiter.Go(s.ctx, func() {