diff --git a/zetaclient/evm_client.go b/zetaclient/evm_client.go
index 5222d82dd2..d14a6784d4 100644
--- a/zetaclient/evm_client.go
+++ b/zetaclient/evm_client.go
@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@ func (ob *EVMChainClient) IsSendOutTxProcessed(sendHash string, nonce uint64, co
 	return false, false, nil
 }
 
+// The lowest nonce we observe outTx for each chain
+var lowestOutTxNonceToObserve = map[int64]uint64{
+	5:    70000,  // Goerli
+	97:   95000,  // BSC testnet
+	8001: 120000, // Matic
+}
+
 // FIXME: there's a chance that a txhash in OutTxChan may not deliver when Stop() is called
 // observeOutTx periodically checks all the txhash in potential outbound txs
 func (ob *EVMChainClient) observeOutTx() {
@@ -434,8 +441,12 @@ func (ob *EVMChainClient) observeOutTx() {
 			})
 			outTimeout := time.After(time.Duration(timeoutNonce) * time.Second)
 		TRACKERLOOP:
+			// Skip old gabbage trackers as we spent too much time on querying them
 			for _, tracker := range trackers {
 				nonceInt := tracker.Nonce
+				if nonceInt < lowestOutTxNonceToObserve[ob.chain.ChainId] {
+					continue
+				}
 			TXHASHLOOP:
 				for _, txHash := range tracker.HashList {
 					//inTimeout := time.After(3000 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/zetaclient/query.go b/zetaclient/query.go
index 8e4ab27329..9cbc54a207 100644
--- a/zetaclient/query.go
+++ b/zetaclient/query.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (b *ZetaCoreBridge) GetAllOutTxTrackerByChain(chain common.Chain, order Ord
 		Pagination: &query.PageRequest{
 			Key:        nil,
 			Offset:     0,
-			Limit:      1000,
+			Limit:      2000,
 			CountTotal: false,
 			Reverse:    false,
 		},