diff --git a/cortext/dendrite.py b/cortext/dendrite.py
index 8bc1ad50..b06d0526 100644
--- a/cortext/dendrite.py
+++ b/cortext/dendrite.py
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ async def call_stream(
         # Preprocess synapse for making a request
         synapse: StreamPrompting = self.preprocess_synapse_for_request(target_axon, synapse, timeout)  # type: ignore
         max_try = 0
-        timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=100, connect=timeout, sock_connect=timeout, sock_read=timeout)
+        timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=timeout, connect=10, sock_connect=10, sock_read=10)
         connector = aiohttp.TCPConnector(limit=200)
         session = aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout, connector=connector)
         try:
-            while max_try < 3:
+            while max_try < 2:
                 async with session.post(
                         url,
                         headers=synapse.to_headers(),
diff --git a/validators/weight_setter.py b/validators/weight_setter.py
index 8d2e4ad6..8a610e12 100644
--- a/validators/weight_setter.py
+++ b/validators/weight_setter.py
@@ -599,9 +599,6 @@ async def process_queries_from_database(self):
             if not self.is_epoch_end():
                 bt.logging.debug("no end of epoch. so continue...")
                 continue
-            if not self.synthetic_task_done:
-                bt.logging.debug("wait for synthetic tasks to complete.")
-                continue
 
             bt.logging.info(f"start scoring process...")