diff --git a/prover/config/config-mainnet-full.toml b/prover/config/config-mainnet-full.toml
index fdc5ec9e..a549cc12 100644
--- a/prover/config/config-mainnet-full.toml
+++ b/prover/config/config-mainnet-full.toml
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ chain_id = 59144
 message_service_contract = "0x508Ca82Df566dCD1B0DE8296e70a96332cD644ec"
 
 [traces_limits]
-ADD = 524288
+ADD = 262144
 BIN = 262144
 BLAKE_MODEXP_DATA = 16384
 BLOCK_DATA = 4096
 BLOCK_HASH = 2048
-EC_DATA = 262144
+EC_DATA = 65536
 EUC = 65536
-EXP = 8192
-EXT = 1048576
+EXP = 65536
+EXT = 524288
 GAS = 65536
 HUB = 2097152
 LOG_DATA = 65536
 LOG_INFO = 4096
-MMIO = 4194304
-MMU = 4194304
+MMIO = 2097152
+MMU = 1048576
 MOD = 131072
 MUL = 65536
 MXP = 524288
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ OOB = 262144
 RLP_ADDR = 4096
 RLP_TXN = 131072
 RLP_TXN_RCPT = 65536
-ROM = 4194304
+ROM = 8388608
 ROM_LEX = 1024
-SHAKIRA_DATA = 32768
-SHF = 65536
+SHAKIRA_DATA = 65536
+SHF = 262144
 STP = 16384
 TRM = 32768
 TXN_DATA = 8192
 WCP = 262144
 PRECOMPILE_ECRECOVER_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 128
-PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 671
+PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 200
 PRECOMPILE_RIPEMD_BLOCKS = 0
-PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 4
-PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 16384
+PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32
+PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 1024
 PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_FINAL_EXPONENTIATIONS = 16
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_MILLER_LOOPS = 64
@@ -81,27 +81,27 @@ PRECOMPILE_BLAKE_ROUNDS = 0
 BLOCK_KECCAK = 8192
 BLOCK_L1_SIZE = 1000000
 BLOCK_L2_L1_LOGS = 16
-BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 200
+BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 300
 BIN_REFERENCE_TABLE = 262144
 SHF_REFERENCE_TABLE = 4096
 INSTRUCTION_DECODER = 512
 
 [traces_limits_large]
-ADD = 1048576
+ADD = 524288
 BIN = 524288
 BLAKE_MODEXP_DATA = 32768
 BLOCK_DATA = 8192
 BLOCK_HASH = 4096
-EC_DATA = 524288
+EC_DATA = 131072
 EUC = 131072
-EXP = 16384
-EXT = 2097152
+EXP = 131072
+EXT = 1048576
 GAS = 131072
 HUB = 4194304
 LOG_DATA = 131072
 LOG_INFO = 8192
-MMIO = 8388608
-MMU = 8388608
+MMIO = 4194304
+MMU = 2097152
 MOD = 262144
 MUL = 131072
 MXP = 1048576
@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ RLP_TXN_RCPT = 131072
 ROM = 8388608
 ROM_LEX = 2048
 SHAKIRA_DATA = 65536
-SHF = 131072
+SHF = 524288
 STP = 32768
 TRM = 65536
 TXN_DATA = 16384
 WCP = 524288
 PRECOMPILE_ECRECOVER_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 256
-PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 671
+PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 400
 PRECOMPILE_RIPEMD_BLOCKS = 0
-PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 8
+PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 64
 PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32768
 PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 64
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_FINAL_EXPONENTIATIONS = 32
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ PRECOMPILE_BLAKE_ROUNDS = 0
 BLOCK_KECCAK = 8192
 BLOCK_L1_SIZE = 1000000
 BLOCK_L2_L1_LOGS = 16
-BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 200
+BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 300
 BIN_REFERENCE_TABLE = 262144
 SHF_REFERENCE_TABLE = 4096
 INSTRUCTION_DECODER = 512
diff --git a/prover/config/config-sepolia-full.toml b/prover/config/config-sepolia-full.toml
index 494c07e4..ddeef770 100644
--- a/prover/config/config-sepolia-full.toml
+++ b/prover/config/config-sepolia-full.toml
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ chain_id = 59141
 message_service_contract = "0x971e727e956690b9957be6d51Ec16E73AcAC83A7"
 
 [traces_limits]
-ADD = 524288
+ADD = 262144
 BIN = 262144
 BLAKE_MODEXP_DATA = 16384
 BLOCK_DATA = 4096
 BLOCK_HASH = 2048
-EC_DATA = 262144
+EC_DATA = 65536
 EUC = 65536
-EXP = 8192
-EXT = 1048576
+EXP = 65536
+EXT = 524288
 GAS = 65536
 HUB = 2097152
 LOG_DATA = 65536
 LOG_INFO = 4096
-MMIO = 4194304
-MMU = 4194304
+MMIO = 2097152
+MMU = 1048576
 MOD = 131072
 MUL = 65536
 MXP = 524288
@@ -59,20 +59,20 @@ OOB = 262144
 RLP_ADDR = 4096
 RLP_TXN = 131072
 RLP_TXN_RCPT = 65536
-ROM = 4194304
+ROM = 8388608
 ROM_LEX = 1024
-SHAKIRA_DATA = 32768
-SHF = 65536
+SHAKIRA_DATA = 65536
+SHF = 262144
 STP = 16384
 TRM = 32768
 TXN_DATA = 8192
 WCP = 262144
 PRECOMPILE_ECRECOVER_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 128
-PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 671
+PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 200
 PRECOMPILE_RIPEMD_BLOCKS = 0
-PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 4
-PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 16384
-PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32
+PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32
+PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 1024
+PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 40
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_FINAL_EXPONENTIATIONS = 16
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_MILLER_LOOPS = 64
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_G2_MEMBERSHIP_CALLS = 64
@@ -81,27 +81,27 @@ PRECOMPILE_BLAKE_ROUNDS = 0
 BLOCK_KECCAK = 8192
 BLOCK_L1_SIZE = 1000000
 BLOCK_L2_L1_LOGS = 16
-BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 200
+BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 300
 BIN_REFERENCE_TABLE = 262144
 SHF_REFERENCE_TABLE = 4096
 INSTRUCTION_DECODER = 512
 
 [traces_limits_large]
-ADD = 1048576
+ADD = 524288
 BIN = 524288
 BLAKE_MODEXP_DATA = 32768
 BLOCK_DATA = 8192
 BLOCK_HASH = 4096
-EC_DATA = 524288
+EC_DATA = 131072
 EUC = 131072
-EXP = 16384
-EXT = 2097152
+EXP = 131072
+EXT = 1048576
 GAS = 131072
 HUB = 4194304
 LOG_DATA = 131072
 LOG_INFO = 8192
-MMIO = 8388608
-MMU = 8388608
+MMIO = 4194304
+MMU = 2097152
 MOD = 262144
 MUL = 131072
 MXP = 1048576
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ RLP_TXN_RCPT = 131072
 ROM = 8388608
 ROM_LEX = 2048
 SHAKIRA_DATA = 65536
-SHF = 131072
+SHF = 524288
 STP = 32768
 TRM = 65536
 TXN_DATA = 16384
 WCP = 524288
 PRECOMPILE_ECRECOVER_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 256
-PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 671
+PRECOMPILE_SHA2_BLOCKS = 400
 PRECOMPILE_RIPEMD_BLOCKS = 0
-PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 8
+PRECOMPILE_MODEXP_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 64
 PRECOMPILE_ECADD_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 32768
-PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 64
+PRECOMPILE_ECMUL_EFFECTIVE_CALLS = 80
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_FINAL_EXPONENTIATIONS = 32
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_MILLER_LOOPS = 128
 PRECOMPILE_ECPAIRING_G2_MEMBERSHIP_CALLS = 128
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ PRECOMPILE_BLAKE_ROUNDS = 0
 BLOCK_KECCAK = 8192
 BLOCK_L1_SIZE = 1000000
 BLOCK_L2_L1_LOGS = 16
-BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 200
+BLOCK_TRANSACTIONS = 300
 BIN_REFERENCE_TABLE = 262144
 SHF_REFERENCE_TABLE = 4096
 INSTRUCTION_DECODER = 512
diff --git a/prover/config/config.go b/prover/config/config.go
index 6732751c..4734710e 100644
--- a/prover/config/config.go
+++ b/prover/config/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ import (
 // NewConfigFromFile reads the configuration from the given file path and returns a new Config.
 // It also sets default value and validate the configuration.
 func NewConfigFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
+	return newConfigFromFile(path, true)
+}
+
+// NewConfigFromFileUnchecked reads the configuration and skips the validation.
+func NewConfigFromFileUnchecked(path string) (*Config, error) {
+	return newConfigFromFile(path, false)
+}
+
+// NewConfigFromFile reads the configuration from the given file path and returns a new Config.
+// It also sets default value and validate the configuration.
+func newConfigFromFile(path string, withValidation bool) (*Config, error) {
 	viper.SetConfigFile(path)
 
 	// Parse the config
@@ -38,23 +49,25 @@ func NewConfigFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Validate the config
-	validate := validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled())
-	if err = validate.RegisterValidation("power_of_2", validateIsPowerOfTwo); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	if withValidation {
+		// Validate the config
+		validate := validator.New(validator.WithRequiredStructEnabled())
+		if err = validate.RegisterValidation("power_of_2", validateIsPowerOfTwo); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-	if err = validate.Struct(cfg); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		if err = validate.Struct(cfg); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Ensure cmdTmpl and cmdLargeTmpl are parsed
 	cfg.Controller.WorkerCmdTmpl, err = template.New("worker_cmd").Parse(cfg.Controller.WorkerCmd)
-	if err != nil {
+	if withValidation && err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse worker_cmd template: %w", err)
 	}
 	cfg.Controller.WorkerCmdLargeTmpl, err = template.New("worker_cmd_large").Parse(cfg.Controller.WorkerCmdLarge)
-	if err != nil {
+	if withValidation && err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse worker_cmd_large template: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -63,14 +76,14 @@ func NewConfigFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 
 	// Extract the Layer2.MsgSvcContract address from the string
 	addr, err := common.NewMixedcaseAddressFromString(cfg.Layer2.MsgSvcContractStr)
-	if err != nil {
+	if withValidation && err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to extract Layer2.MsgSvcContract address: %w", err)
 	}
 	cfg.Layer2.MsgSvcContract = addr.Address()
 
 	// ensure that asset dir / kzgsrs exists using os.Stat
 	srsDir := cfg.PathForSRS()
-	if _, err := os.Stat(srsDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(srsDir); withValidation && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("kzgsrs directory (%s) does not exist: %w", srsDir, err)
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// AssetsDir stores the root of the directory where the assets are stored (setup) or
 	// accessed (prover). The file structure is described in TODO @gbotrel.
-	AssetsDir string `mapstructure:"assets_dir" validate:"required,dir"`
+	AssetsDir string `mapstructure:"assets_dir"`
 
 	Controller                 Controller
 	Execution                  Execution