diff --git a/protocol/lavasession/consumer_session_manager.go b/protocol/lavasession/consumer_session_manager.go
index 53f6531900..7c06c50bf3 100644
--- a/protocol/lavasession/consumer_session_manager.go
+++ b/protocol/lavasession/consumer_session_manager.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (csm *ConsumerSessionManager) UpdateAllProviders(epoch uint64, pairingList
 	}
 	csm.setValidAddressesToDefaultValue("", nil) // the starting point is that valid addresses are equal to pairing addresses.
 	// reset session related metrics
-	csm.consumerMetricsManager.ResetSessionRelatedMetrics()
+	go csm.consumerMetricsManager.ResetSessionRelatedMetrics()
 	go csm.providerOptimizer.UpdateWeights(CalcWeightsByStake(pairingList), epoch)
 
 	utils.LavaFormatDebug("updated providers", utils.Attribute{Key: "epoch", Value: epoch}, utils.Attribute{Key: "spec", Value: csm.rpcEndpoint.Key()})
diff --git a/protocol/provideroptimizer/selection_weight.go b/protocol/provideroptimizer/selection_weight.go
index e0fdc30f38..f391f5ef91 100644
--- a/protocol/provideroptimizer/selection_weight.go
+++ b/protocol/provideroptimizer/selection_weight.go
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ func NewSelectionWeighter() SelectionWeighter {
 func (sw *selectionWeighterInst) Weight(address string) int64 {
 	sw.lock.RLock()
 	defer sw.lock.RUnlock()
+	return sw.weightInner(address)
+}
+
+// assumes lock is held
+func (sw *selectionWeighterInst) weightInner(address string) int64 {
 	weight, ok := sw.weights[address]
 	if !ok {
 		// default weight is 1
@@ -52,12 +57,12 @@ func (sw *selectionWeighterInst) WeightedChoice(entries []Entry) string {
 	defer sw.lock.RUnlock()
 	totalWeight := int64(0)
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		totalWeight += int64(float64(sw.Weight(entry.Address)) * entry.Part)
+		totalWeight += int64(float64(sw.weightInner(entry.Address)) * entry.Part)
 	}
 	randWeight := rand.Int63n(totalWeight)
 	currentWeight := int64(0)
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		currentWeight += int64(float64(sw.Weight(entry.Address)) * entry.Part)
+		currentWeight += int64(float64(sw.weightInner(entry.Address)) * entry.Part)
 		if currentWeight > randWeight {
 			return entry.Address
 		}