diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 44536521d0..08fcaa2e72 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -858,8 +858,8 @@ type OracleConfig struct {
 // DefaultOracleConfig returns a default configuration for the CometBFT oracle service
 func DefaultOracleConfig() *OracleConfig {
 	return &OracleConfig{
-		MaxOracleGossipBlocksDelayed: 2,                      // keep all gossipVotes from at most 2 blocks behind
-		MaxOracleGossipAge:           15,                     // keep all gossipVotes from at most 15s ago
+		MaxOracleGossipBlocksDelayed: 3,                      // keep all gossipVotes from at most 3 blocks behind
+		MaxOracleGossipAge:           20,                     // keep all gossipVotes from at most 20s ago
 		SignInterval:                 100 * time.Millisecond, // 0.1s
 		GossipInterval:               100 * time.Millisecond, // 0.1s
 		PruneInterval:                500 * time.Millisecond, // 0.5s
diff --git a/oracle/service/runner/runner.go b/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
index 595b903abb..fdf551b269 100644
--- a/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
+++ b/oracle/service/runner/runner.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package runner
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 
 	"time"
@@ -125,7 +126,17 @@ func PruneVoteBuffers(oracleInfo *types.OracleInfo, consensusState *cs.State) {
 			oracleInfo.UnsignedVoteBuffer.UpdateMtx.Lock()
 			newVotes := []*oracleproto.Vote{}
 			unsignedVoteBuffer := oracleInfo.UnsignedVoteBuffer.Buffer
+			visitedVoteMap := make(map[string]struct{})
 			for _, vote := range unsignedVoteBuffer {
+				// check for dup votes
+				key := fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v", vote.Timestamp, vote.OracleId)
+				_, exists := visitedVoteMap[key]
+				if exists {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				visitedVoteMap[key] = struct{}{}
+
 				if vote.Timestamp >= latestAllowableTimestamp {
 					newVotes = append(newVotes, vote)
 				}