diff --git a/node/default.config.toml b/node/default.config.toml
index 4721121aa5..2661b8f403 100644
--- a/node/default.config.toml
+++ b/node/default.config.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ log_type = 'json'
 db_path = '/tmp/rusk-harness/'
 consensus_keys_path = '/tmp/consensus_bls.keys'
 generation_timeout = '3s'
-max_queue_size = 1000
+max_queue_size = 5000
 
 [chain.db_options]
 enable_debug = false
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ cache_prune_every = '5m'
 max_inv_entries = 500
 max_ongoing_requests = 100
 delay_on_resp_msg = 500
-max_queue_size = 1000
+max_queue_size = 5000
 
 [mempool]
-max_queue_size = 1000
+max_queue_size = 5000
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/node.rs b/rusk/src/lib/node.rs
index 5b93cb0486..13c1a138b8 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/node.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/node.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use crate::http::{HandleRequest, RuesEvent};
 use execution_core::{dusk, Dusk};
 use kadcast::config::Config as KadcastConfig;
 use node::chain::ChainSrv;