diff --git a/packages/validator/src/services/indices.ts b/packages/validator/src/services/indices.ts
index 7d63123b5035..1f13777900fb 100644
--- a/packages/validator/src/services/indices.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/src/services/indices.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class IndicesService {
 }
 
 type Batch = string[][];
-const PUBKEYS_PER_REQUEST = 40;
+const PUBKEYS_PER_REQUEST = 10;
 const REQUESTS_PER_BATCH = 5;
 const MAX_PUBKEYS_PER_POLL = 5 * PUBKEYS_PER_REQUEST * REQUESTS_PER_BATCH;
 
diff --git a/packages/validator/test/unit/services/indices.test.ts b/packages/validator/test/unit/services/indices.test.ts
index ee69809db564..be8346bea22d 100644
--- a/packages/validator/test/unit/services/indices.test.ts
+++ b/packages/validator/test/unit/services/indices.test.ts
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ describe("pubkeysToBatches", function () {
     },
   ];
   const maxPubkeysPerRequest = 2;
-  const maxRequesPerBatch = 3;
+  const maxRequestsPerBatch = 3;
   for (const {pubkeys, expected} of testCases) {
     it(`should work with ${pubkeys.length} pubkeys`, () => {
-      expect(pubkeysToBatches(pubkeys, maxPubkeysPerRequest, maxRequesPerBatch)).to.be.deep.equals(expected);
+      expect(pubkeysToBatches(pubkeys, maxPubkeysPerRequest, maxRequestsPerBatch)).to.be.deep.equals(expected);
     });
   }
 });