diff --git a/src/accountant_skel.rs b/src/accountant_skel.rs
index df2c19f02..47632cd2e 100644
--- a/src/accountant_skel.rs
+++ b/src/accountant_skel.rs
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ impl Request {
     }
 }
 
-/// Parallel verfication of a batch of requests.
-pub fn filter_valid_requests(reqs: Vec<(Request, SocketAddr)>) -> Vec<(Request, SocketAddr)> {
-    reqs.into_par_iter().filter({ |x| x.0.verify() }).collect()
-}
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub enum Response {
     Balance { key: PublicKey, val: Option<i64> },
@@ -112,28 +107,39 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn verifier(
-        recvr: &streamer::PacketReceiver,
-        sendr: &Sender<(Vec<SharedPackets>, Vec<Vec<u8>>)>,
-    ) -> Result<()> {
+    fn recv_batch(recvr: &streamer::PacketReceiver) -> Result<Vec<SharedPackets>> {
         let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
         let msgs = recvr.recv_timeout(timer)?;
         trace!("got msgs");
-        let mut v = Vec::new();
-        v.push(msgs);
+        let mut batch = vec![msgs];
         while let Ok(more) = recvr.try_recv() {
             trace!("got more msgs");
-            v.push(more);
+            batch.push(more);
         }
-        info!("batch {}", v.len());
-        let chunk = max(1, (v.len() + 3) / 4);
-        let chunks: Vec<_> = v.chunks(chunk).collect();
-        let rvs: Vec<_> = chunks
+        info!("batch len {}", batch.len());
+        Ok(batch)
+    }
+
+    fn verify_batch(batch: Vec<SharedPackets>) -> Vec<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>> {
+        let chunk_size = max(1, (batch.len() + 3) / 4);
+        let batches: Vec<_> = batch.chunks(chunk_size).map(|x| x.to_vec()).collect();
+        batches
             .into_par_iter()
-            .map(|x| ecdsa::ed25519_verify(&x.to_vec()))
-            .collect();
-        for (v, r) in v.chunks(chunk).zip(rvs) {
-            sendr.send((v.to_vec(), r))?;
+            .map(|batch| {
+                let r = ecdsa::ed25519_verify(&batch);
+                batch.into_iter().zip(r).collect()
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn verifier(
+        recvr: &streamer::PacketReceiver,
+        sendr: &Sender<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let batch = Self::recv_batch(recvr)?;
+        let verified_batches = Self::verify_batch(batch);
+        for xs in verified_batches {
+            sendr.send(xs)?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -151,21 +157,16 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
 
     fn process_packets(
         obj: &Arc<Mutex<AccountantSkel<W>>>,
-        reqs: Vec<Option<(Request, SocketAddr)>>,
-        vers: Vec<u8>,
+        req_vers: Vec<(Request, SocketAddr, u8)>,
     ) -> Vec<(Response, SocketAddr)> {
-        let mut rsps = Vec::new();
-        for (data, v) in reqs.into_iter().zip(vers.into_iter()) {
-            if let Some((req, rsp_addr)) = data {
-                if !req.verify() {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if let Some(resp) = obj.lock().unwrap().log_verified_request(req, v) {
-                    rsps.push((resp, rsp_addr));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        rsps
+        req_vers
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|(req, rsp_addr, v)| {
+                let mut skel = obj.lock().unwrap();
+                skel.log_verified_request(req, v)
+                    .map(|resp| (resp, rsp_addr))
+            })
+            .collect()
     }
 
     fn serialize_response(
@@ -198,16 +199,21 @@ impl<W: Write + Send + 'static> AccountantSkel<W> {
 
     fn process(
         obj: &Arc<Mutex<AccountantSkel<W>>>,
-        verified_receiver: &Receiver<(Vec<SharedPackets>, Vec<Vec<u8>>)>,
+        verified_receiver: &Receiver<Vec<(SharedPackets, Vec<u8>)>>,
         blob_sender: &streamer::BlobSender,
         packet_recycler: &packet::PacketRecycler,
         blob_recycler: &packet::BlobRecycler,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
-        let (mms, vvs) = verified_receiver.recv_timeout(timer)?;
-        for (msgs, vers) in mms.into_iter().zip(vvs.into_iter()) {
+        let mms = verified_receiver.recv_timeout(timer)?;
+        for (msgs, vers) in mms {
             let reqs = Self::deserialize_packets(&msgs.read().unwrap());
-            let rsps = Self::process_packets(obj, reqs, vers);
+            let req_vers = reqs.into_iter()
+                .zip(vers)
+                .filter_map(|(req, ver)| req.map(|(msg, addr)| (msg, addr, ver)))
+                .filter(|x| x.0.verify())
+                .collect();
+            let rsps = Self::process_packets(obj, req_vers);
             let blobs = Self::serialize_responses(rsps, blob_recycler)?;
             if !blobs.is_empty() {
                 //don't wake up the other side if there is nothing