diff --git a/docs/sources/configure/_index.md b/docs/sources/configure/_index.md
index c1ad2e29eff9..158bca6c0058 100644
--- a/docs/sources/configure/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/configure/_index.md
@@ -1915,11 +1915,6 @@ client:
   # bloom-gateway-client.grpc
   [grpc_client_config: <grpc_client>]
 
-  # Flag to control whether requests sent to the gateway should be logged or
-  # not.
-  # CLI flag: -bloom-gateway-client.log-gateway-requests
-  [log_gateway_requests: <boolean> | default = false]
-
   results_cache:
     # The cache block configures the cache backend.
     # The CLI flags prefix for this block configuration is:
@@ -2370,7 +2365,7 @@ bloom_shipper:
   blocks_downloading_queue:
     # The count of parallel workers that download Bloom Blocks.
     # CLI flag: -bloom.shipper.blocks-downloading-queue.workers-count
-    [workers_count: <int> | default = 100]
+    [workers_count: <int> | default = 16]
 
     # Maximum number of task in queue per tenant per bloom-gateway. Enqueuing
     # the tasks above this limit will fail an error.
diff --git a/pkg/bloomgateway/cache.go b/pkg/bloomgateway/cache.go
index 6c573cb47d6d..aec04333368d 100644
--- a/pkg/bloomgateway/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/bloomgateway/cache.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func newCacheKeyGen(limits CacheLimits) keyGen {
 	return keyGen{limits}
 }
 
+// TODO(owen-d): need to implement our own key-generation which accounts for fingerprint ranges requested.
 func (k keyGen) GenerateCacheKey(ctx context.Context, tenant string, r resultscache.Request) string {
 	return resultscache.ConstSplitter(k.BloomGatewayCacheKeyInterval(tenant)).GenerateCacheKey(ctx, tenant, r)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bloomgateway/client.go b/pkg/bloomgateway/client.go
index 05eae0360952..f08397693f86 100644
--- a/pkg/bloomgateway/client.go
+++ b/pkg/bloomgateway/client.go
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ var (
 			}
 		},
 	}
-
-	// NB(chaudum): Should probably be configurable, but I don't want yet another user setting.
-	maxQueryParallelism = 10
 )
 
 type ringGetBuffers struct {
@@ -107,10 +104,6 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	// GRPCClientConfig configures the gRPC connection between the Bloom Gateway client and the server.
 	GRPCClientConfig grpcclient.Config `yaml:"grpc_client_config"`
 
-	// LogGatewayRequests configures if requests sent to the gateway should be logged or not.
-	// The log messages are of type debug and contain the address of the gateway and the relevant tenant.
-	LogGatewayRequests bool `yaml:"log_gateway_requests"`
-
 	// Ring is the Bloom Gateway ring used to find the appropriate Bloom Gateway instance
 	// this client should talk to.
 	Ring ring.ReadRing `yaml:"-"`
@@ -130,7 +123,6 @@ func (i *ClientConfig) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	i.GRPCClientConfig.RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix+"grpc", f)
 	i.Cache.RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix+"cache.", f)
 	f.BoolVar(&i.CacheResults, prefix+"cache_results", false, "Flag to control whether to cache bloom gateway client requests/responses.")
-	f.BoolVar(&i.LogGatewayRequests, prefix+"log-gateway-requests", false, "Flag to control whether requests sent to the gateway should be logged or not.")
 }
 
 func (i *ClientConfig) Validate() error {
@@ -258,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *GatewayClient) FilterChunks(ctx context.Context, tenant string, from, t
 
 	results := make([][]*logproto.GroupedChunkRefs, len(servers))
 	count := 0
-	err = concurrency.ForEachJob(ctx, len(servers), maxQueryParallelism, func(ctx context.Context, i int) error {
+	err = concurrency.ForEachJob(ctx, len(servers), len(servers), func(ctx context.Context, i int) error {
 		rs := servers[i]
 
 		// randomize order of addresses so we don't hotspot the first server in the list
diff --git a/pkg/bloomgateway/stats.go b/pkg/bloomgateway/stats.go
index bc7373d4d653..a855547b9124 100644
--- a/pkg/bloomgateway/stats.go
+++ b/pkg/bloomgateway/stats.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func (s *Stats) KVArgs() []any {
 	filterRatio := float64(s.ChunksFiltered) / float64(max(s.ChunksRequested, 1))
 
 	return []any{
+		"msg", "stats-report",
 		"status", s.Status,
 		"tasks", s.NumTasks,
 		"series_requested", s.SeriesRequested,
diff --git a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/bloomshipper/config/config.go b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/bloomshipper/config/config.go
index eda55e8fbbeb..791c97bfe1e4 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/bloomshipper/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/stores/shipper/bloomshipper/config/config.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type DownloadingQueueConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (cfg *DownloadingQueueConfig) RegisterFlagsWithPrefix(prefix string, f *flag.FlagSet) {
-	f.IntVar(&cfg.WorkersCount, prefix+"workers-count", 100, "The count of parallel workers that download Bloom Blocks.")
+	f.IntVar(&cfg.WorkersCount, prefix+"workers-count", 16, "The count of parallel workers that download Bloom Blocks.")
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.MaxTasksEnqueuedPerTenant, prefix+"max_tasks_enqueued_per_tenant", 10_000, "Maximum number of task in queue per tenant per bloom-gateway. Enqueuing the tasks above this limit will fail an error.")
 }