diff --git a/simulations/Cargo.toml b/simulations/Cargo.toml
index 7c9c407d..68946543 100644
--- a/simulations/Cargo.toml
+++ b/simulations/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ crc32fast = "1.3"
 crossbeam = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["crossbeam-channel"] }
 fixed-slice-deque = "0.1.0-beta2"
 nomos-core = { path = "../nomos-core" }
+parking_lot = "0.12"
 polars = { version = "0.27", features = ["serde", "object", "json", "csv-file", "parquet", "dtype-struct"] }
 rand = { version = "0.8", features = ["small_rng"] }
 rayon = "1.7"
diff --git a/simulations/src/bin/app.rs b/simulations/src/bin/app.rs
index 70c5bdd7..eab07267 100644
--- a/simulations/src/bin/app.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/bin/app.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ use simulations::streaming::polars::PolarsSubscriber;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 // crates
 use clap::Parser;
 use crossbeam::channel;
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
diff --git a/simulations/src/node/dummy.rs b/simulations/src/node/dummy.rs
index b6dcf2c4..9921e258 100644
--- a/simulations/src/node/dummy.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/node/dummy.rs
@@ -419,11 +419,12 @@ fn get_roles(
 mod tests {
     use std::{
         collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap},
-        sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+        sync::Arc,
         time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
     };
 
     use crossbeam::channel;
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
     use rand::{
         rngs::{mock::StepRng, SmallRng},
         Rng, SeedableRng,
@@ -803,13 +804,13 @@ mod tests {
         let nodes = Arc::new(RwLock::new(nodes));
         for _ in 0..9 {
             network.dispatch_after(Duration::from_millis(100));
-            nodes.write().unwrap().par_iter_mut().for_each(|(_, node)| {
+            nodes.write().par_iter_mut().for_each(|(_, node)| {
                 node.step();
             });
             network.collect_messages();
         }
 
-        for (_, node) in nodes.read().unwrap().iter() {
+        for (_, node) in nodes.read().iter() {
             assert_eq!(node.current_view(), 2);
         }
     }
diff --git a/simulations/src/node/mod.rs b/simulations/src/node/mod.rs
index 83fcc3d6..81eec2a7 100644
--- a/simulations/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ pub mod dummy_streaming;
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+    sync::Arc,
     time::Duration,
 };
 // crates
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 // internal
 use crate::overlay::{Layout, OverlaySettings, SimulationOverlay};
@@ -155,12 +156,12 @@ pub trait OverlayGetter {
 
 impl OverlayGetter for SharedState<OverlayState> {
     fn get_view(&self, index: usize) -> Option<ViewOverlay> {
-        let overlay_state = self.read().unwrap();
+        let overlay_state = self.read();
         overlay_state.overlays.get(&index).cloned()
     }
 
     fn get_all_nodes(&self) -> Vec<NodeId> {
-        let overlay_state = self.read().unwrap();
+        let overlay_state = self.read();
         overlay_state.all_nodes.clone()
     }
 }
diff --git a/simulations/src/output_processors/mod.rs b/simulations/src/output_processors/mod.rs
index 6956723c..25fb2707 100644
--- a/simulations/src/output_processors/mod.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/output_processors/mod.rs
@@ -22,17 +22,9 @@ where
     type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
     fn try_from(state: &crate::warding::SimulationState<N>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        serde_json::to_value(
-            state
-                .nodes
-                .read()
-                .expect("simulations: SimulationState panic when requiring a read lock")
-                .iter()
-                .map(N::state)
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-        )
-        .map(OutData::new)
-        .map_err(From::from)
+        serde_json::to_value(state.nodes.read().iter().map(N::state).collect::<Vec<_>>())
+            .map(OutData::new)
+            .map_err(From::from)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/simulations/src/runner/async_runner.rs b/simulations/src/runner/async_runner.rs
index 27fd1656..1752e38e 100644
--- a/simulations/src/runner/async_runner.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/runner/async_runner.rs
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ where
         nodes: Arc::clone(&runner.nodes),
     };
 
-    let mut node_ids: Vec<NodeId> = runner
-        .nodes
-        .read()
-        .expect("Read access to nodes vector")
-        .iter()
-        .map(N::id)
-        .collect();
+    let mut node_ids: Vec<NodeId> = runner.nodes.read().iter().map(N::id).collect();
 
     let inner_runner = runner.inner.clone();
     let nodes = runner.nodes;
@@ -47,13 +41,12 @@ where
                     return Ok(());
                 }
                 default => {
-                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write().expect("Write access to inner in async runner");
+                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write();
                     node_ids.shuffle(&mut inner_runner.rng);
                     for ids_chunk in node_ids.chunks(chunk_size) {
                         let ids: HashSet<NodeId> = ids_chunk.iter().copied().collect();
                         nodes
                             .write()
-                            .expect("Write access to nodes vector")
                             .par_iter_mut()
                             .filter(|n| ids.contains(&n.id()))
                             .for_each(N::step);
diff --git a/simulations/src/runner/glauber_runner.rs b/simulations/src/runner/glauber_runner.rs
index b6f49613..015608dd 100644
--- a/simulations/src/runner/glauber_runner.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/runner/glauber_runner.rs
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ where
 
     let inner_runner = runner.inner.clone();
     let nodes = runner.nodes;
-    let nodes_remaining: BTreeSet<NodeId> =
-        (0..nodes.read().expect("Read access to nodes vector").len())
-            .map(From::from)
-            .collect();
+    let nodes_remaining: BTreeSet<NodeId> = (0..nodes.read().len()).map(From::from).collect();
     let iterations: Vec<_> = (0..maximum_iterations).collect();
     let (stop_tx, stop_rx) = bounded(1);
     let p = runner.producer.clone();
     let p1 = runner.producer;
     let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let mut inner_runner: std::sync::RwLockWriteGuard<super::SimulationRunnerInner<M>> =
-            inner_runner.write().expect("Locking runner");
+        let mut inner_runner: parking_lot::RwLockWriteGuard<super::SimulationRunnerInner<M>> =
+            inner_runner.write();
 
         'main: for chunk in iterations.chunks(update_rate) {
             select! {
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ where
                         );
 
                         {
-                            let mut shared_nodes = nodes.write().expect("Write access to nodes vector");
+                            let mut shared_nodes = nodes.write();
                             let node: &mut N = shared_nodes
                                 .get_mut(node_id.inner())
                                 .expect("Node should be present");
diff --git a/simulations/src/runner/layered_runner.rs b/simulations/src/runner/layered_runner.rs
index 699b15ae..f37755b7 100644
--- a/simulations/src/runner/layered_runner.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/runner/layered_runner.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ where
                     break;
                 }
                 default => {
-                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write().expect("Lock runner");
+                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write();
                     let (group_index, node_id) =
                         choose_random_layer_and_node_id(&mut inner_runner.rng, &distribution, &layers, &mut deque);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ where
                     deque.get_mut(group_index).unwrap().remove(&node_id);
 
                     {
-                        let mut shared_nodes = nodes.write().expect("Write access to nodes vector");
+                        let mut shared_nodes = nodes.write();
                         let node: &mut N = shared_nodes
                             .get_mut(node_id.inner())
                             .expect("Node should be present");
@@ -168,13 +168,7 @@ where
     // add a +1 so we always have
     let mut deque = FixedSliceDeque::new(gap + 1);
     // push first layer
-    let node_ids: BTreeSet<NodeId> = runner
-        .nodes
-        .write()
-        .expect("Single access to runner nodes")
-        .iter()
-        .map(|node| node.id())
-        .collect();
+    let node_ids: BTreeSet<NodeId> = runner.nodes.write().iter().map(|node| node.id()).collect();
 
     deque.push_back(node_ids);
     // allocate default sets
diff --git a/simulations/src/runner/mod.rs b/simulations/src/runner/mod.rs
index 4e7e27f4..dc846ee9 100644
--- a/simulations/src/runner/mod.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/runner/mod.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ mod layered_runner;
 mod sync_runner;
 
 // std
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 // crates
 use crate::streaming::{StreamProducer, Subscriber, SubscriberHandle};
 use crossbeam::channel::Sender;
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use rand::rngs::SmallRng;
 use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 use rayon::prelude::*;
diff --git a/simulations/src/runner/sync_runner.rs b/simulations/src/runner/sync_runner.rs
index cf548799..ad6f1ec4 100644
--- a/simulations/src/runner/sync_runner.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/runner/sync_runner.rs
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ where
                     return Ok(());
                 }
                 default => {
-                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write().expect("Write access to inner simulation state");
+                    let mut inner_runner = inner_runner.write();
 
                     // we must use a code block to make sure once the step call is finished then the write lock will be released, because in Record::try_from(&state),
                     // we need to call the read lock, if we do not release the write lock,
                     // then dead lock will occur
                     {
-                        let mut nodes = nodes.write().expect("Write access to nodes vector");
+                        let mut nodes = nodes.write();
                         inner_runner.step(&mut nodes);
                     }
 
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ mod tests {
         streaming::StreamProducer,
     };
     use crossbeam::channel;
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
     use rand::rngs::mock::StepRng;
     use std::{
         collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
-        sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+        sync::Arc,
         time::Duration,
     };
 
@@ -142,11 +143,11 @@ mod tests {
         let producer = StreamProducer::default();
         let runner: SimulationRunner<DummyMessage, DummyNode, OutData> =
             SimulationRunner::new(network, nodes, producer, settings);
-        let mut nodes = runner.nodes.write().unwrap();
-        runner.inner.write().unwrap().step(&mut nodes);
+        let mut nodes = runner.nodes.write();
+        runner.inner.write().step(&mut nodes);
         drop(nodes);
 
-        let nodes = runner.nodes.read().unwrap();
+        let nodes = runner.nodes.read();
         for node in nodes.iter() {
             assert_eq!(node.current_view(), 0);
         }
@@ -189,11 +190,11 @@ mod tests {
         let runner: SimulationRunner<DummyMessage, DummyNode, OutData> =
             SimulationRunner::new(network, nodes, Default::default(), settings);
 
-        let mut nodes = runner.nodes.write().unwrap();
-        runner.inner.write().unwrap().step(&mut nodes);
+        let mut nodes = runner.nodes.write();
+        runner.inner.write().step(&mut nodes);
         drop(nodes);
 
-        let nodes = runner.nodes.read().unwrap();
+        let nodes = runner.nodes.read();
         let state = nodes[1].state();
         assert_eq!(state.message_count, 10);
     }
diff --git a/simulations/src/streaming/io.rs b/simulations/src/streaming/io.rs
index ef6ca755..356d46b2 100644
--- a/simulations/src/streaming/io.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/streaming/io.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-use std::{
-    any::Any,
-    io::stdout,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
-};
+use std::{any::Any, io::stdout, sync::Arc};
 
 use super::{Receivers, StreamSettings, Subscriber};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize)]
@@ -98,13 +95,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn sink(&self, state: Arc<Self::Record>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        serde_json::to_writer(
-            &mut *self
-                .writer
-                .lock()
-                .expect("fail to lock writer in io subscriber"),
-            &state,
-        )?;
+        serde_json::to_writer(&mut *self.writer.lock(), &state)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -135,7 +126,7 @@ mod tests {
         type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
         fn try_from(value: &SimulationState<DummyStreamingNode<()>>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-            let nodes = value.nodes.read().expect("failed to read nodes");
+            let nodes = value.nodes.read();
             Ok(Self {
                 states: nodes
                     .iter()
diff --git a/simulations/src/streaming/naive.rs b/simulations/src/streaming/naive.rs
index e4275c59..0035a4f2 100644
--- a/simulations/src/streaming/naive.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/streaming/naive.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+use super::{Receivers, StreamSettings, Subscriber};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     fs::{File, OpenOptions},
     io::Write,
     path::PathBuf,
-    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+    sync::Arc,
 };
 
-use super::{Receivers, StreamSettings, Subscriber};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct NaiveSettings {
     pub path: PathBuf,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn sink(&self, state: Arc<Self::Record>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let mut file = self.file.lock().expect("failed to lock file");
+        let mut file = self.file.lock();
         serde_json::to_writer(&mut *file, &state)?;
         file.write_all(b",\n")?;
         Ok(())
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ mod tests {
                 states: value
                     .nodes
                     .read()
-                    .expect("failed to read nodes")
                     .iter()
                     .map(|node| (node.id(), node.current_view()))
                     .collect(),
diff --git a/simulations/src/streaming/polars.rs b/simulations/src/streaming/polars.rs
index a961d73e..d5652730 100644
--- a/simulations/src/streaming/polars.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/streaming/polars.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use polars::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@ use std::{
     io::Cursor,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     str::FromStr,
-    sync::Mutex,
 };
 
 use super::{Receivers, StreamSettings};
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ where
     R: Serialize,
 {
     fn persist(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let data = self
-            .data
-            .lock()
-            .expect("failed to lock data in PolarsSubscriber pesist");
+        let data = self.data.lock();
         let mut cursor = Cursor::new(Vec::new());
         serde_json::to_writer(&mut cursor, &*data).expect("Dump data to json ");
         let mut data = JsonReader::new(cursor)
@@ -137,10 +134,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn sink(&self, state: Arc<Self::Record>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        self.data
-            .lock()
-            .expect("failed to lock data in PolarsSubscriber")
-            .push(state);
+        self.data.lock().push(state);
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/simulations/src/warding/minmax.rs b/simulations/src/warding/minmax.rs
index bfed2080..3151242b 100644
--- a/simulations/src/warding/minmax.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/warding/minmax.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ impl<N: Node> SimulationWard<N> for MinMaxViewWard {
     fn analyze(&mut self, state: &Self::SimulationState) -> bool {
         let mut min = usize::MAX;
         let mut max = 0;
-        let nodes = state
-            .nodes
-            .read()
-            .expect("simulations: MinMaxViewWard panic when requiring a read lock");
+        let nodes = state.nodes.read();
         for node in nodes.iter() {
             let view = node.current_view();
             min = min.min(view);
@@ -31,7 +28,8 @@ impl<N: Node> SimulationWard<N> for MinMaxViewWard {
 mod test {
     use crate::warding::minmax::MinMaxViewWard;
     use crate::warding::{SimulationState, SimulationWard};
-    use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     #[test]
     fn rebase_threshold() {
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(!minmax.analyze(&state));
 
         // push a new node with 10
-        state.nodes.write().unwrap().push(20);
+        state.nodes.write().push(20);
         // we now have two nodes and the max - min is 10 > max_gap 5, so true
         assert!(minmax.analyze(&state));
     }
diff --git a/simulations/src/warding/mod.rs b/simulations/src/warding/mod.rs
index a1a9a4d2..5a9d588e 100644
--- a/simulations/src/warding/mod.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/warding/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // std
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 // crates
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 // internal
 use crate::node::Node;
diff --git a/simulations/src/warding/stalled.rs b/simulations/src/warding/stalled.rs
index 19c2d6fd..7612c7a3 100644
--- a/simulations/src/warding/stalled.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/warding/stalled.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ impl StalledViewWard {
 impl<N: Node> SimulationWard<N> for StalledViewWard {
     type SimulationState = SimulationState<N>;
     fn analyze(&mut self, state: &Self::SimulationState) -> bool {
-        let nodes = state
-            .nodes
-            .read()
-            .expect("simulations: StalledViewWard panic when requiring a read lock");
+        let nodes = state.nodes.read();
         self.update_state(checksum(nodes.as_slice()));
         self.criterion >= self.threshold
     }
@@ -57,7 +54,8 @@ fn checksum<N: Node>(nodes: &[N]) -> u32 {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
-    use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     #[test]
     fn rebase_threshold() {
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ mod test {
         assert!(stalled.analyze(&state));
 
         // push a new one, so the criterion is reset to 0
-        state.nodes.write().unwrap().push(20);
+        state.nodes.write().push(20);
         assert!(!stalled.analyze(&state));
 
         // increase the criterion, 2
diff --git a/simulations/src/warding/ttf.rs b/simulations/src/warding/ttf.rs
index 6ab27694..c9a54597 100644
--- a/simulations/src/warding/ttf.rs
+++ b/simulations/src/warding/ttf.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ impl<N: Node> SimulationWard<N> for MaxViewWard {
         state
             .nodes
             .read()
-            .expect("simulations: MaxViewWard panic when requiring a read lock")
             .iter()
             .all(|n| n.current_view() >= self.max_view)
     }
@@ -25,7 +24,8 @@ impl<N: Node> SimulationWard<N> for MaxViewWard {
 mod test {
     use crate::warding::ttf::MaxViewWard;
     use crate::warding::{SimulationState, SimulationWard};
-    use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+    use parking_lot::RwLock;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     #[test]
     fn rebase_threshold() {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ mod test {
         };
         assert!(ttf.analyze(&state));
 
-        state.nodes.write().unwrap().push(9);
+        state.nodes.write().push(9);
         assert!(!ttf.analyze(&state));
     }
 }