diff --git a/node/pkg/aggregator/aggregator.go b/node/pkg/aggregator/aggregator.go
index 42c81721e..2a42c5bf1 100644
--- a/node/pkg/aggregator/aggregator.go
+++ b/node/pkg/aggregator/aggregator.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
-const maxLeaderMsgReceiveTimeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
+const maxLeaderMsgReceiveTimeout = 150 * time.Millisecond
 
 func NewAggregator(h host.Host, ps *pubsub.PubSub, topicString string, config Config, signHelper *helper.Signer, latestLocalAggregates *LatestLocalAggregates) (*Aggregator, error) {
 	if h == nil || ps == nil || topicString == "" {
@@ -169,12 +169,14 @@ func (n *Aggregator) HandlePriceDataMessage(ctx context.Context, msg raft.Messag
 
 	n.storeRoundPriceData(priceDataMessage.RoundID, priceDataMessage.PriceData, msg.SentFrom)
 
+	if len(n.roundPrices.prices[priceDataMessage.RoundID]) == 1 {
+		// if it's first message for the round
+		go n.startPriceCollectionTimeout(ctx, priceDataMessage.RoundID, priceDataMessage.Timestamp)
+	}
+
 	if len(n.roundPrices.prices[priceDataMessage.RoundID]) == n.Raft.SubscribersCount()+1 {
 		// if all messsages received for the round
 		return n.processCollectedPrices(ctx, priceDataMessage.RoundID, priceDataMessage.Timestamp)
-	} else if len(n.roundPrices.prices[priceDataMessage.RoundID]) == 1 {
-		// if it's first message for the round
-		go n.startPriceCollectionTimeout(ctx, priceDataMessage.RoundID, priceDataMessage.Timestamp)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -296,10 +298,12 @@ func (n *Aggregator) HandleProofMessage(ctx context.Context, msg raft.Message) e
 
 	n.storeRoundProofData(proofMessage.RoundID, proofMessage.Proof, msg.SentFrom)
 
+	if len(n.roundProofs.proofs[proofMessage.RoundID]) == 1 {
+		go n.startProofCollectionTimeout(ctx, proofMessage)
+	}
+
 	if len(n.roundProofs.proofs[proofMessage.RoundID]) == n.Raft.SubscribersCount()+1 {
 		return n.processCollectedProofs(ctx, proofMessage)
-	} else if len(n.roundProofs.proofs[proofMessage.RoundID]) == 1 {
-		go n.startProofCollectionTimeout(ctx, proofMessage)
 	}
 
 	return nil