diff --git a/proxy/receiver_api.go b/proxy/receiver_api.go
index fc46a2a..8286028 100644
--- a/proxy/receiver_api.go
+++ b/proxy/receiver_api.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ var (
 	errUUIDParse = errors.New("failed to parse UUID")
 
 	apiNow = time.Now
+
+	handleParsedRequestTimeout = time.Second * 1
 )
 
 func (prx *ReceiverProxy) PublicJSONRPCHandler(maxRequestBodySizeBytes int64) (*rpcserver.JSONRPCHandler, error) {
@@ -79,12 +81,15 @@ func (prx *ReceiverProxy) ValidateSigner(ctx context.Context, req *ParsedRequest
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	prx.Log.Debug("Received signed request on a public endpoint", slog.Any("signer", req.signer))
+
 	if req.signer == prx.FlashbotsSignerAddress {
 		req.peerName = FlashbotsPeerName
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	prx.peersMu.RLock()
+	defer prx.peersMu.RUnlock()
 	found := false
 	peerName := ""
 	for _, peer := range prx.lastFetchedPeers {
@@ -97,7 +102,6 @@ func (prx *ReceiverProxy) ValidateSigner(ctx context.Context, req *ParsedRequest
 	if !found {
 		return errUnknownPeer
 	}
-	prx.peersMu.RUnlock()
 	req.peerName = peerName
 	return nil
 }
@@ -304,6 +308,9 @@ type ParsedRequest struct {
 }
 
 func (prx *ReceiverProxy) HandleParsedRequest(ctx context.Context, parsedRequest ParsedRequest) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, handleParsedRequestTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	parsedRequest.receivedAt = apiNow()
 	prx.Log.Debug("Received request", slog.Bool("isPublicEndpoint", parsedRequest.publicEndpoint), slog.String("method", parsedRequest.method))
 	if parsedRequest.publicEndpoint {
@@ -325,11 +332,13 @@ func (prx *ReceiverProxy) HandleParsedRequest(ctx context.Context, parsedRequest
 	}
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
+		prx.Log.Error("Shared queue is stalling")
 	case prx.shareQueue <- &parsedRequest:
 	}
 	if !parsedRequest.publicEndpoint {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			prx.Log.Error("Archive queue is stalling")
 		case prx.archiveQueue <- &parsedRequest:
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/proxy/servers.go b/proxy/receiver_servers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from proxy/servers.go
rename to proxy/receiver_servers.go