diff --git a/services/tests/literpc_tpu_quic_server_integrationtest.rs b/services/tests/literpc_tpu_quic_server_integrationtest.rs
index 372ff52d..4bf8fff1 100644
--- a/services/tests/literpc_tpu_quic_server_integrationtest.rs
+++ b/services/tests/literpc_tpu_quic_server_integrationtest.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-use std::cell::Cell;
 use anyhow::bail;
 use countmap::CountMap;
 use crossbeam_channel::{Receiver, RecvError, RecvTimeoutError, Sender};
 use futures::future::join_all;
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use quinn::TokioRuntime;
-use std::option::Option;
 use solana_lite_rpc_core::quic_connection_utils::QuicConnectionParameters;
 use solana_lite_rpc_core::structures::identity_stakes::IdentityStakes;
 use solana_lite_rpc_core::tx_store::empty_tx_store;
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ use solana_streamer::tls_certificates::new_self_signed_tls_certificate;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
 use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::option::Option;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
@@ -37,37 +36,45 @@ use tokio::sync::broadcast;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast::error::SendError;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tokio::time::{interval, sleep};
-use tokio::{join, spawn, task};
-use tracing_subscriber::{filter::LevelFilter, fmt};
 use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::{filter::LevelFilter, fmt};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 struct TestCaseParams {
-    // note: logging will be auto-adjusted based on 'sample_tx_count'
     sample_tx_count: u32,
+    stake_connection: bool,
 }
 
 const MAXIMUM_TRANSACTIONS_IN_QUEUE: usize = 200_000;
 const MAX_QUIC_CONNECTIONS_PER_PEER: usize = 8; // like solana repo
 
-const STAKE_CONNECTION: bool = true;
-
 const QUIC_CONNECTION_PARAMS: QuicConnectionParameters = QuicConnectionParameters {
-    connection_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
+    connection_timeout: Duration::from_secs(2),
     connection_retry_count: 10,
-    finalize_timeout: Duration::from_millis(200),
+    finalize_timeout: Duration::from_secs(2),
     max_number_of_connections: 8,
-    unistream_timeout: Duration::from_millis(500),
-    write_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
+    unistream_timeout: Duration::from_secs(2),
+    write_timeout: Duration::from_secs(2),
     number_of_transactions_per_unistream: 10,
 };
 
 #[test]
-pub fn small_tx_batch() {
+pub fn small_tx_batch_staked() {
     configure_logging(true);
 
     wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(TestCaseParams {
         sample_tx_count: 20,
+        stake_connection: true,
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+pub fn small_tx_batch_unstaked() {
+    configure_logging(true);
+
+    wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(TestCaseParams {
+        sample_tx_count: 20,
+        stake_connection: false,
     });
 }
 
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn many_transactions() {
 
     wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(TestCaseParams {
         sample_tx_count: 10000,
+        stake_connection: true,
     });
 }
 
@@ -87,14 +95,12 @@ pub fn too_many_transactions() {
 
     wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(TestCaseParams {
         sample_tx_count: 100000,
+        stake_connection: false,
     });
 }
 
 // note: this not a tokio test as runtimes get created as part of the integration test
-fn wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(
-    test_case_params: TestCaseParams,
-) {
-
+fn wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(test_case_params: TestCaseParams) {
     // value from solana - see quic streamer - see quic.rs -> rt()
     const NUM_QUIC_STREAMER_WORKER_THREADS: usize = 1;
     let runtime_quic1 = Builder::new_multi_thread()
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ fn wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(
         .expect("failed to build tokio runtime for testing quic server");
 
     // lite-rpc
-    let runtime_literpc = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+    let runtime_literpc = Builder::new_multi_thread()
         // see lite-rpc -> main.rs
         .worker_threads(16) // also works with 1
         .enable_all()
@@ -126,13 +132,13 @@ fn wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(
             max_stake: 40,
             min_stake: 0,
             ip_stake_map: Default::default(),
-            pubkey_stake_map:
-            // literpc_validator_identity.as_ref()
-                if STAKE_CONNECTION {
-                    let mut map = HashMap::new();
-                    map.insert(literpc_validator_identity.pubkey(),30);
-                    map
-                } else { HashMap::default() }
+            pubkey_stake_map: if test_case_params.stake_connection {
+                let mut map = HashMap::new();
+                map.insert(literpc_validator_identity.pubkey(), 30);
+                map
+            } else {
+                HashMap::default()
+            },
         };
 
         let _solana_quic_streamer = SolanaQuicStreamer::new_start_listening(
@@ -159,7 +165,8 @@ fn wireup_and_send_txs_via_channel(
         // second half
         let mut timer2 = None;
         let mut packet_count2 = 0;
-        let mut count_map: CountMap<Signature> = CountMap::with_capacity(test_case_params.sample_tx_count as usize);
+        let mut count_map: CountMap<Signature> =
+            CountMap::with_capacity(test_case_params.sample_tx_count as usize);
         let warmup_tx_count: u32 = test_case_params.sample_tx_count / 2;
         while packet_count < test_case_params.sample_tx_count {
             if latest_tx.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(5) {
@@ -306,7 +313,11 @@ async fn start_literpc_client(
     // populated from get_stakes_for_identity()
     let identity_stakes = IdentityStakes {
         peer_type: ConnectionPeerType::Staked,
-        stakes: if STAKE_CONNECTION { 30 } else { 0 }, // stake of lite-rpc
+        stakes: if test_case_params.stake_connection {
+            30
+        } else {
+            0
+        }, // stake of lite-rpc
         min_stakes: 0,
         max_stakes: 40,
         total_stakes: 100,