diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a924324067..5a8e3bba6d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -243,5 +243,5 @@ replace (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk => github.com/celestiaorg/cosmos-sdk v1.18.0-sdk-v0.46.14
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
-	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb // v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28
+	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94 // v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ce7a303fe7..17d72eaef5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ github.com/bufbuild/protocompile v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ix/MMMdsT3fzxfw91dvbfzKW3fRRnu
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/c-bata/go-prompt v0.2.2/go.mod h1:VzqtzE2ksDBcdln8G7mk2RX9QyGjH+OVqOCSiVIqS34=
 github.com/casbin/casbin/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:YcPU1XXisHhLzuxH9coDNf2FbKpjGlbCg3n9yuLkIJQ=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb h1:Ps2gqsQY8WwYLRZgknfb8TKjp19hObk1vQcUB9ruE1c=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94 h1:7NijNzh7hgSg2KHq8h5u/QW8BxAcovYXSuMa714NmyU=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
 github.com/celestiaorg/cosmos-sdk v1.18.0-sdk-v0.46.14 h1:dDfoQJOlVNj4HufJ1lBLTo2k3/L/255MIiKmEQziDmw=
 github.com/celestiaorg/cosmos-sdk v1.18.0-sdk-v0.46.14/go.mod h1:kkdiHo/zG6ar80730+bG1owdMAQXrGp4utFu7mbfADo=
 github.com/celestiaorg/knuu v0.8.2 h1:x63nYTO46j293VkNP7VcRHtYHSize6dM/h7xME2Vgi0=
diff --git a/go.work.sum b/go.work.sum
index 2cffbe3e5b..edc7561dc2 100644
--- a/go.work.sum
+++ b/go.work.sum
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.1.1/go.mod h1:Wh6Zl3IMtTpaIKbmwzqi6olnM9ptYQxxVacM
 github.com/casbin/casbin/v2 v2.37.0/go.mod h1:vByNa/Fchek0KZUgG5wEsl7iFsiviAYKRtgrQfcJqHg=
 github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc13/go.mod h1:JYu6i1NxJw26TVZ+XSllUdnw0Fw3nGNk5f3wm6RIcys=
 github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc18/go.mod h1:Q375ijriqMv8PjKmMujNs2WzMAsgxjpbeUoQt+AZre0=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb h1:Ps2gqsQY8WwYLRZgknfb8TKjp19hObk1vQcUB9ruE1c=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94 h1:7NijNzh7hgSg2KHq8h5u/QW8BxAcovYXSuMa714NmyU=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
 github.com/celestiaorg/quantum-gravity-bridge/v2 v2.1.2 h1:Q8nr5SAtDW5gocrBwqwDJcSS/JedqU58WwQA2SP+nXw=
 github.com/celestiaorg/quantum-gravity-bridge/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:s/LzLUw0WeYPJ6qdk4q46jKLOq7rc9Z5Mdrxtfpcigw=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.4.1/go.mod h1:4T9NM4+4Vw91VeyqjLS6ao50K5bOcLKN6Q42XnYaRYw=
diff --git a/test/testground/go.mod b/test/testground/go.mod
index ed8a3bcc5d..15ee5b2717 100644
--- a/test/testground/go.mod
+++ b/test/testground/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app/test/testground
 go 1.21.1
 
 require (
-	github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011213959-cb5414f0866a
+	github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011220905-0ff161f72c8d
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.46.14
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	github.com/tendermint/tendermint v0.34.28
@@ -225,5 +225,5 @@ replace (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
 	github.com/jhump/protoreflect => github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.9.0
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
-	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb //v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28
+	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94 //v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28
 )
diff --git a/test/testground/go.sum b/test/testground/go.sum
index 87ec0cd88c..b9f9c27955 100644
--- a/test/testground/go.sum
+++ b/test/testground/go.sum
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.8.0 h1:ea0Xadu+sHlu7x5O3gKhRpQ1IKiMrSiHttPF0ybECuA
 github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.8.0/go.mod h1:i736AoUSYt75HyZLoJW9ERYxcy6eaN6h4BZXU064P/U=
 github.com/c-bata/go-prompt v0.2.2/go.mod h1:VzqtzE2ksDBcdln8G7mk2RX9QyGjH+OVqOCSiVIqS34=
 github.com/casbin/casbin/v2 v2.1.2/go.mod h1:YcPU1XXisHhLzuxH9coDNf2FbKpjGlbCg3n9yuLkIJQ=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011213959-cb5414f0866a h1:FPt0/vp4FysssFqvh4U28TmV81ERv9c8VAt+lg+1XbE=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011213959-cb5414f0866a/go.mod h1:ntC9ZdK4giuF7mEEnOmieetTVvVQ+t1Cv5B1LuK2a1I=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb h1:Ps2gqsQY8WwYLRZgknfb8TKjp19hObk1vQcUB9ruE1c=
-github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231011220705-9d42a9b9efbb/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011220905-0ff161f72c8d h1:QiIU/yhz5P7lViT4gH5w4HHohtjc6ELwXqroNwPmEi4=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-app v1.0.0-rc0.0.20231011220905-0ff161f72c8d/go.mod h1:kyG8dzJE6ogKVXOYEspSAbEgNv6FsQ9B6mf91U4x/hU=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94 h1:7NijNzh7hgSg2KHq8h5u/QW8BxAcovYXSuMa714NmyU=
+github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-core v1.27.0-tm-v0.34.28.0.20231003013051-7bc0686c6c94/go.mod h1:1GT0RfdNqOXvyR3Hq4ROcNBknQNz9E6K5l3Cla9eFFk=
 github.com/celestiaorg/cosmos-sdk v1.18.0-sdk-v0.46.14 h1:dDfoQJOlVNj4HufJ1lBLTo2k3/L/255MIiKmEQziDmw=
 github.com/celestiaorg/cosmos-sdk v1.18.0-sdk-v0.46.14/go.mod h1:kkdiHo/zG6ar80730+bG1owdMAQXrGp4utFu7mbfADo=
 github.com/celestiaorg/merkletree v0.0.0-20210714075610-a84dc3ddbbe4 h1:CJdIpo8n5MFP2MwK0gSRcOVlDlFdQJO1p+FqdxYzmvc=
diff --git a/test/testground/network/configurators.go b/test/testground/network/configurators.go
index b250854113..0b0e2476e2 100644
--- a/test/testground/network/configurators.go
+++ b/test/testground/network/configurators.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TracingConfigurator(runenv *runtime.RunEnv, tparams TracingParams) Configur
 			runenv.RecordMessage(fmt.Sprintf("tracing node %+v", nodes[i]))
 			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxOrg = "celestia"
 			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxBucket = "testground"
-			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxBatchSize = 50
+			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxBatchSize = 500
 			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxURL = tparams.Url
 			nodes[i].CmtConfig.Instrumentation.InfluxToken = tparams.Token
 			tracedNodes++