diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import { useSendDMOperationUtils } from '../dm-ops/dm-op-utils.js';
 import { userIDFromFID } from '../id-utils.js';
 
+const FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE = 3;
+
 async function processInBatches<T, R>(
   items: $ReadOnlyArray<T>,
   batchSize: number,
@@ -271,17 +273,20 @@
 
       const conversationResults = await processInBatches(
         conversations,
-        20,
+        FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE,
         fetchConversation,
       );
 
       farcasterConversations.push(...conversationResults.filter(Boolean));
 
-      await processInBatches(farcasterConversations, 20, conversation =>
-        fetchMessagesForConversation(
-          conversation.conversationId,
-          messagesNumberLimit,
-        ),
+      await processInBatches(
+        farcasterConversations,
+        FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE,
+        conversation =>
+          fetchMessagesForConversation(
+            conversation.conversationId,
+            messagesNumberLimit,
+          ),
       );
 
       setConversations([]);