diff --git a/lite-rpc/src/cli.rs b/lite-rpc/src/cli.rs
index 5d398929..9c418e05 100644
--- a/lite-rpc/src/cli.rs
+++ b/lite-rpc/src/cli.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// postgres config
     #[serde(default)]
     pub postgres: Option<PostgresSessionConfig>,
+
+    pub max_number_of_connection: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -173,6 +175,10 @@ impl Config {
             .map(Some)
             .unwrap_or(config.grpc_x_token4);
 
+        config.max_number_of_connection = env::var("MAX_NB_OF_CONNECTIONS_WITH_LEADERS")
+            .map(|x| x.parse().ok())
+            .unwrap_or(config.max_number_of_connection);
+
         config.postgres = PostgresSessionConfig::new_from_env()?.or(config.postgres);
 
         Ok(config)
diff --git a/lite-rpc/src/lib.rs b/lite-rpc/src/lib.rs
index ccf1825c..ff4e6937 100644
--- a/lite-rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lite-rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ pub const GRPC_VERSION: &str = "1.16.1";
 // cache transactions of 1000 slots by default
 #[from_env]
 pub const NB_SLOTS_TRANSACTIONS_TO_CACHE: u64 = 1000;
+
+#[from_env]
+pub const MAX_NB_OF_CONNECTIONS_WITH_LEADERS: usize = 8;
diff --git a/lite-rpc/src/main.rs b/lite-rpc/src/main.rs
index 5279edbb..f8dbe294 100644
--- a/lite-rpc/src/main.rs
+++ b/lite-rpc/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use lite_rpc::bridge::LiteBridge;
 use lite_rpc::cli::Config;
 use lite_rpc::postgres_logger::PostgresLogger;
 use lite_rpc::service_spawner::ServiceSpawner;
-use lite_rpc::DEFAULT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TXS_IN_QUEUE;
+use lite_rpc::{DEFAULT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TXS_IN_QUEUE, MAX_NB_OF_CONNECTIONS_WITH_LEADERS};
 use log::{debug, info};
 use solana_lite_rpc_cluster_endpoints::endpoint_stremers::EndpointStreaming;
 use solana_lite_rpc_cluster_endpoints::grpc_subscription::create_grpc_subscription;
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ pub async fn start_lite_rpc(args: Config, rpc_client: Arc<RpcClient>) -> anyhow:
             connection_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
             connection_retry_count: 10,
             finalize_timeout: Duration::from_millis(1000),
-            max_number_of_connections: 8,
+            max_number_of_connections: args
+                .max_number_of_connection
+                .unwrap_or(MAX_NB_OF_CONNECTIONS_WITH_LEADERS),
             unistream_timeout: Duration::from_millis(500),
             write_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
             number_of_transactions_per_unistream: 1,
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ pub async fn start_lite_rpc(args: Config, rpc_client: Arc<RpcClient>) -> anyhow:
         DEFAULT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_TXS_IN_QUEUE,
         notification_channel.clone(),
         maximum_retries_per_tx,
-        slot_notifier,
+        slot_notifier.resubscribe(),
     );
 
     let support_service = tokio::spawn(async move { spawner.spawn_support_services().await });
@@ -262,10 +264,12 @@ pub async fn start_lite_rpc(args: Config, rpc_client: Arc<RpcClient>) -> anyhow:
             history,
             block_priofees_service,
             account_priofees_service,
-            blocks_notifier,
+            blocks_notifier.resubscribe(),
         )
         .start(lite_rpc_http_addr, lite_rpc_ws_addr),
     );
+    drop(slot_notifier);
+    drop(blocks_notifier);
 
     tokio::select! {
         res = tx_service_jh => {