diff --git a/node/pkg/node/node.go b/node/pkg/node/node.go
index 6e994a0c6..4bb0fed17 100644
--- a/node/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/node/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	inboundObservationBufferSize         = 50
+	inboundObservationBufferSize         = 5000
 	inboundSignedVaaBufferSize           = 50
 	observationRequestOutboundBufferSize = 50
 	observationRequestInboundBufferSize  = 50