diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_no_shows.yaml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_no_shows.yaml
index 146da57d44c4aaf973e13c886a357028cdbe3559..cae1a30914da78c32a54ad035b8870f3a4412548 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_no_shows.yaml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_no_shows.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ TestConfiguration:
   peer_bandwidth: 524288000000
   bandwidth: 524288000000
   num_blocks: 10
+  connectivity: 100
+  latency: null
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput.yaml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput.yaml
index 6b17e62c20aa3f69153fb596d1a303a2e0320ddd..7edb48e302a46b464e86d5b3535ab71d1585a408 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput.yaml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ TestConfiguration:
   peer_bandwidth: 524288000000
   bandwidth: 524288000000
   num_blocks: 10
+  connectivity: 100
+  latency: null
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_best_case.yaml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_best_case.yaml
index e946c28e8ef5d4e38736ffc21e56d8b1c6cd0ddc..7c24f50e6af5531ab652e838f362733f0fda6707 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_best_case.yaml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_best_case.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ TestConfiguration:
   peer_bandwidth: 524288000000
   bandwidth: 524288000000
   num_blocks: 10
+  connectivity: 100
+  latency: null
+
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_no_optimisations_enabled.yaml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_no_optimisations_enabled.yaml
index 8f4b050e72f27dd4b5bb0c52bd49162cd0bb83ec..fe2402faeccdc11f82ef10d7ff8618c8cbbd30c8 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_no_optimisations_enabled.yaml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/examples/approvals_throughput_no_optimisations_enabled.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ TestConfiguration:
   peer_bandwidth: 524288000000
   bandwidth: 524288000000
   num_blocks: 10
+  connectivity: 100
+  latency: null
+
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/src/lib/approval/mod.rs b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/src/lib/approval/mod.rs
index b033be9986f4853a2671d4686772dd8dea2c249d..4ac044ea3459a225536069f0057c78b7075bc463 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/src/lib/approval/mod.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/src/lib/approval/mod.rs
@@ -698,12 +698,12 @@ impl PeerMessageProducer {
 			.expect("We can't handle unknown peers")
 			.clone();
 
-		self.network
-			.send_message_from_peer(
-				&peer_authority_id,
-				protocol_v3::ValidationProtocol::ApprovalDistribution(message.msg).into(),
-			)
-			.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Network should be up and running {:?}", sent_by));
+		if let Err(err) = self.network.send_message_from_peer(
+			&peer_authority_id,
+			protocol_v3::ValidationProtocol::ApprovalDistribution(message.msg).into(),
+		) {
+			gum::warn!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?sent_by, ?err, "Validator can not send message");
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Queues a message to be sent by the peer identified by the `sent_by` value.
@@ -994,11 +994,12 @@ pub async fn bench_approvals_run(
 		"polkadot_parachain_subsystem_bounded_received",
 		Some(("subsystem_name", "approval-distribution-subsystem")),
 		|value| {
-			gum::info!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?value, ?at_least_messages, "Waiting metric");
+			gum::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?value, ?at_least_messages, "Waiting metric");
 			value >= at_least_messages as f64
 		},
 	)
 	.await;
+
 	gum::info!("Requesting approval votes ms");
 
 	for info in &state.blocks {
@@ -1038,7 +1039,7 @@ pub async fn bench_approvals_run(
 		"polkadot_parachain_subsystem_bounded_received",
 		Some(("subsystem_name", "approval-distribution-subsystem")),
 		|value| {
-			gum::info!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?value, ?at_least_messages, "Waiting metric");
+			gum::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?value, ?at_least_messages, "Waiting metric");
 			value >= at_least_messages as f64
 		},
 	)