diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6380f14..8707e0f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ var booted bool
 var oneHopNetwork []string
 var trustNetworkMap map[string]bool
 var pubkeyFollowerCount = make(map[string]int)
+var trustedNotes uint64
+var untrustedNotes uint64
 
 func main() {
 	nostr.InfoLogger = log.New(io.Discard, "", 0)
@@ -78,17 +80,16 @@ func main() {
 
 	relay.RejectEvent = append(relay.RejectEvent,
 		policies.RejectEventsWithBase64Media,
-		policies.EventIPRateLimiter(5, time.Minute*2, 30),
+		policies.EventIPRateLimiter(5, time.Minute*1, 30),
 	)
 
 	relay.RejectFilter = append(relay.RejectFilter,
 		policies.NoEmptyFilters,
 		policies.NoComplexFilters,
-		// policies.FilterIPRateLimiter(50, time.Minute, 250),
 	)
 
 	relay.RejectConnection = append(relay.RejectConnection,
-		policies.ConnectionRateLimiter(10, time.Minute*1, 30),
+		policies.ConnectionRateLimiter(10, time.Minute*2, 30),
 	)
 
 	relay.StoreEvent = append(relay.StoreEvent, db.SaveEvent)
@@ -349,8 +350,6 @@ func archiveTrustedNotes(relay *khatru.Relay, ctx context.Context) {
 	}}
 
 	log.Println("📦 archiving trusted notes...")
-	var trustedNotes uint64
-	var untrustedNotes uint64
 
 	eventChan := pool.SubMany(ctx, seedRelays, filters)
 
@@ -359,31 +358,43 @@ func archiveTrustedNotes(relay *khatru.Relay, ctx context.Context) {
 		case <-timeout:
 			log.Println("⏰ Archive process terminated due to timeout")
 			log.Println("📦 archived", trustedNotes, "trusted notes and discarded", untrustedNotes, "untrusted notes")
+			trustedNotes = 0
+			untrustedNotes = 0
 			return
 
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			log.Println("⏰ Archive process terminated due to context cancellation")
 			log.Println("📦 archived", trustedNotes, "trusted notes and discarded", untrustedNotes, "untrusted notes")
+			trustedNotes = 0
+			untrustedNotes = 0
 			return
 
 		case ev, ok := <-eventChan:
 			if !ok {
 				log.Println("📦 subscription channel closed")
 				log.Println("📦 archived", trustedNotes, "trusted notes and discarded", untrustedNotes, "untrusted notes")
+				trustedNotes = 0
+				untrustedNotes = 0
 				return
 			}
 
-			if trustNetworkMap[ev.Event.PubKey] {
-				if len(ev.Event.Tags) > 3000 {
-					continue
-				}
+			go processEvent(ctx, ev.Event, relay)
+		}
+	}
+}
 
-				relay.AddEvent(ctx, ev.Event)
-				trustedNotes++
-				//log.Println("📦 archived note: ", ev.Event.ID)
-			} else {
-				untrustedNotes++
-			}
+func processEvent(ctx context.Context, ev *nostr.Event, relay *khatru.Relay) {
+	if trustNetworkMap[ev.PubKey] {
+		if len(ev.Tags) > 3000 {
+			return
 		}
+
+		relay.AddEvent(ctx, ev)
+		relay.BroadcastEvent(ev)
+		trustedNotes++
+		log.Println("📦 archived note: ", ev.ID)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("📦 discarded note: ", ev.ID)
+		untrustedNotes++
 	}
 }