diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
index ed385d5bc83e..303ef0142f19 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,17 @@ export class P2PClient<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full>
    * Uses the batched Request Response protocol to request a set of transactions from the network.
    */
   public async requestTxsByHash(txHashes: TxHash[]): Promise<(Tx | undefined)[]> {
-    const txs = await this.p2pService.sendBatchRequest(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, txHashes);
+    const timeoutMs = 8000; // Longer timeout for now
+    const maxPeers = Math.min(Math.ceil(txHashes.length / 3), 10);
+    const maxRetryAttempts = 10; // Keep retrying within the timeout
+
+    const txs = await this.p2pService.sendBatchRequest(
+      ReqRespSubProtocol.TX,
+      txHashes,
+      timeoutMs,
+      maxPeers,
+      maxRetryAttempts,
+    );
 
     // Some transactions may return undefined, so we filter them out
     const filteredTxs = txs.filter((tx): tx is Tx => !!tx);
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
index 85101daf19b5..3c13fdeced1b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export class ReqResp {
     subProtocol: SubProtocol,
     requests: InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[SubProtocol]['request']>[],
     timeoutMs = 10000,
-    maxPeers = Math.min(10, requests.length),
+    maxPeers = Math.max(10, Math.ceil(requests.length / 3)),
     maxRetryAttempts = 3,
   ): Promise<(InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[SubProtocol]['response']> | undefined)[]> {
     const responseValidator = this.subProtocolValidators[subProtocol];
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/service.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/service.ts
index dddf3bdc727d..8bc0b1171334 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/service.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/service.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ export interface P2PService {
   sendBatchRequest<Protocol extends ReqRespSubProtocol>(
     protocol: Protocol,
     requests: InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[Protocol]['request']>[],
+    timeoutMs?: number,
+    maxPeers?: number,
+    maxRetryAttempts?: number,
   ): Promise<(InstanceType<SubProtocolMap[Protocol]['response']> | undefined)[]>;
 
   // Leaky abstraction: fix https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7963