diff --git a/internal/cmd/scheduler.go b/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
index e2bbd3b..aeba7a6 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/scheduler.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	batchSize      = 100
+	batchSize      = 200
 	checkTimeout   = 60 // how long until we force a check
 	enqueueTimeout = 5  // how long until we try to re-enqueue
 )
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func enqueueAccounts(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Logger, statsd *statsd.
 					last_enqueued_at < $1
 					OR last_checked_at < $2
 				ORDER BY last_checked_at
-				LIMIT 1000
+				LIMIT 2000
 			)
 			UPDATE accounts
 			SET last_enqueued_at = $3
diff --git a/internal/reddit/client.go b/internal/reddit/client.go
index 31e9196..94393e3 100644
--- a/internal/reddit/client.go
+++ b/internal/reddit/client.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func NewClient(id, secret string, statsd *statsd.Client, connLimit int) *Client
 	t.MaxConnsPerHost = connLimit
 	t.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = connLimit / 4
 	t.IdleConnTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	t.ResponseHeaderTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: t}