diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 7edfb3ae8..94527d9b9 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1520,6 +1520,8 @@ proc tryReconstructingDataColumns* (self: BeaconNode,
     let recovered_cps = recover_cells_and_proofs(data_column_sidecars, storedColumns.len, signed_block)
     if not recovered_cps.isOk:
       return err("Error recovering cells and proofs from data columns")
+    else:
+      debug "Computed Cells and Proofs successfully!"
 
     # Reconstruct data column sidecars from recovered blobs
     let reconstructedDataColumns = get_data_column_sidecars(signed_block, recovered_cps.get)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index a7a68c495..ab7f35148 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ const
   PARALLEL_REQUESTS* = 2
     ## Number of peers we using to resolve our request.
   
-  PARALLEL_REQUESTS_DATA_COLUMNS* = 8
+  PARALLEL_REQUESTS_DATA_COLUMNS* = 16
 
   BLOB_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* = 2 * 1_000_000_000
     ## How long to wait for blobs to arrive over gossip before fetching.
 
-  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  8 * 1_000_000_000
+  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  250_000_000
 
   POLL_INTERVAL = 1.seconds