diff --git a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_helpers_test.go
index 1abb26595..a3a74a21a 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(40)
+	relayInterval := time.Second / time.Duration(25)
 
 	batchWaitGroup := new(sync.WaitGroup)
 	batchWaitGroup.Add(relaysPerSec * int(blockDurationSec))
 
 	now := time.Now()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 24000; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		iterationTime := now.Add(time.Duration(i+1) * relayInterval)
 		batchLimiter.Go(s.ctx, func() {
 
diff --git a/x/proof/keeper/validate_proofs.go b/x/proof/keeper/validate_proofs.go
index c2374d8df..0e085aafe 100644
--- a/x/proof/keeper/validate_proofs.go
+++ b/x/proof/keeper/validate_proofs.go
@@ -50,7 +50,16 @@ func (k Keeper) ValidateSubmittedProofs(ctx sdk.Context) (numValidProofs, numInv
 	// Iterate over proofs using an iterator to prevent OOM issues caused by bulk fetching.
 	proofIterator := k.GetAllProofsIterator(ctx)
 
-	proofValidationCoordinator := newProofValidationTaskCoordinator(numCPU)
+	proofValidationCoordinator := &proofValidationTaskCoordinator{
+		// Parallelize proof validation across CPU cores since they are independent from one another.
+		// Use semaphores to limit concurrent goroutines and prevent memory issues.
+		sem: make(chan struct{}, numCPU),
+		// Use a wait group to wait for all goroutines to finish before returning.
+		wg: &sync.WaitGroup{},
+
+		processedProofs: make(map[string][]string),
+		coordinatorMu:   &sync.Mutex{},
+	}
 
 	for ; proofIterator.Valid(); proofIterator.Next() {
 		proofBz := proofIterator.Value()
@@ -94,17 +103,17 @@ func (k Keeper) ValidateSubmittedProofs(ctx sdk.Context) (numValidProofs, numInv
 func (k Keeper) validateProof(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	proofBz []byte,
-	proofValidationCoordinator *proofValidationTaskCoordinator,
+	coordinator *proofValidationTaskCoordinator,
 ) {
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
 
 	logger := k.Logger().With("method", "validateProof")
 
 	// Decrement the wait group when the goroutine finishes.
-	defer proofValidationCoordinator.wg.Done()
+	defer coordinator.wg.Done()
 
 	// Release the semaphore after the goroutine finishes which unblocks another one.
-	defer func() { <-proofValidationCoordinator.sem }()
+	defer func() { <-coordinator.sem }()
 
 	var proof types.Proof
 	// proofBz is not expected to fail unmarshalling since it is should have
@@ -169,8 +178,8 @@ func (k Keeper) validateProof(
 	}
 
 	// Protect the subsequent operations from concurrent access.
-	proofValidationCoordinator.coordinatorMu.Lock()
-	defer proofValidationCoordinator.coordinatorMu.Unlock()
+	coordinator.coordinatorMu.Lock()
+	defer coordinator.coordinatorMu.Unlock()
 
 	// Update the claim to reflect the validation result of the associated proof.
 	//
@@ -180,31 +189,18 @@ func (k Keeper) validateProof(
 	claim.ProofValidationStatus = proofStatus
 	k.UpsertClaim(ctx, claim)
 
-	// Update the counters
-	if proofStatus == types.ClaimProofStatus_INVALID {
-		proofValidationCoordinator.numInvalidProofs++
-	} else {
-		proofValidationCoordinator.numValidProofs++
-	}
-
-	// Update processed proofs
-	proofValidationCoordinator.processedProofs[supplierOperatorAddr] = append(
-		proofValidationCoordinator.processedProofs[supplierOperatorAddr],
+	// Collect the processed proofs info to delete them after the proofIterator is closed
+	// to prevent iterator invalidation.
+	coordinator.processedProofs[supplierOperatorAddr] = append(
+		coordinator.processedProofs[supplierOperatorAddr],
 		sessionHeader.GetSessionId(),
 	)
-	proofValidationCoordinator.coordinatorMu.Unlock()
-}
-
-// newProofValidationTaskCoordinator creates a new proofValidationTaskCoordinator
-func newProofValidationTaskCoordinator(numWorkers int) *proofValidationTaskCoordinator {
-	return &proofValidationTaskCoordinator{
-		// Parallelize proof validation across CPU cores since they are independent from one another.
-		// Use semaphores to limit concurrent goroutines and prevent memory issues.
-		sem: make(chan struct{}, numCPU),
-		// Use a wait group to wait for all goroutines to finish before returning.
-		wg: &sync.WaitGroup{},
 
-		processedProofs: make(map[string][]string),
-		coordinatorMu:   &sync.Mutex{},
+	if proofStatus == types.ClaimProofStatus_INVALID {
+		// Increment the number of invalid proofs.
+		coordinator.numInvalidProofs++
+	} else {
+		// Increment the number of valid proofs.
+		coordinator.numValidProofs++
 	}
 }