diff --git a/nano/core_test/active_elections.cpp b/nano/core_test/active_elections.cpp
index 05c243aa..9bd1d6c2 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/active_elections.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/active_elections.cpp
@@ -1398,6 +1398,8 @@ TEST (active_elections, bound_election_winners)
 	nano::node_config config = system.default_config ();
 	// Set election winner limit to a low value
 	config.active_elections.max_election_winners = 5;
+	// Large batch size would complicate this testcase
+	config.confirming_set.batch_size = 1;
 	auto & node = *system.add_node (config);
 
 	// Start elections for a couple of blocks, number of elections is larger than the election winner set limit
@@ -1411,22 +1413,12 @@ TEST (active_elections, bound_election_winners)
 		auto guard = node.ledger.tx_begin_write (nano::store::writer::testing);
 
 		// Ensure that when the number of election winners reaches the limit, AEC vacancy reflects that
+		// Confirming more elections should make the vacancy negative
 		ASSERT_TRUE (node.active.vacancy (nano::election_behavior::priority) > 0);
 
-		int index = 0;
-		for (; index < config.active_elections.max_election_winners; ++index)
+		for (auto const & block : blocks)
 		{
-			auto election = node.vote_router.election (blocks[index]->hash ());
-			ASSERT_TRUE (election);
-			election->force_confirm ();
-		}
-
-		ASSERT_TIMELY_EQ (5s, node.active.vacancy (nano::election_behavior::priority), 0);
-
-		// Confirming more elections should make the vacancy negative
-		for (; index < blocks.size (); ++index)
-		{
-			auto election = node.vote_router.election (blocks[index]->hash ());
+			auto election = node.vote_router.election (block->hash ());
 			ASSERT_TRUE (election);
 			election->force_confirm ();
 		}
diff --git a/nano/node/active_elections.cpp b/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
index feafab86..0cc4953f 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_elections.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@ nano::active_elections::active_elections (nano::node & node_a, nano::confirming_
 
 	// Notify elections about alternative (forked) blocks
 	block_processor.block_processed.add ([this] (auto const & result, auto const & context) {
-		switch (result)
+		if (result == nano::block_status::fork)
 		{
-			case nano::block_status::fork:
-				publish (context.block);
-				break;
-			default:
-				break;
+			publish (context.block);
 		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
index de92e853..d669153b 100644
--- a/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/confirming_set.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ void nano::confirming_set::start ()
 {
 	debug_assert (!thread.joinable ());
 
+	if (!config.enable)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	thread = std::thread{ [this] () {
 		nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::confirmation_height);
 		run ();
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ void nano::confirming_set::run_batch (std::unique_lock<std::mutex> & lock)
 	std::deque<context> cemented;
 	std::deque<nano::block_hash> already;
 
-	auto batch = next_batch (batch_size);
+	auto batch = next_batch (config.batch_size);
 
 	lock.unlock ();
 
diff --git a/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp b/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
index 00329fea..7085b5ba 100644
--- a/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/confirming_set.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public:
 	// TODO: Serialization & deserialization
 
 public:
+	bool enable{ true };
+	size_t batch_size{ 256 };
+
 	/** Maximum number of dependent blocks to be stored in memory during processing */
 	size_t max_blocks{ 128 * 1024 };
 	size_t max_queued_notifications{ 8 };
@@ -106,7 +109,5 @@ private:
 	mutable std::mutex mutex;
 	std::condition_variable condition;
 	std::thread thread;
-
-	static size_t constexpr batch_size = 256;
 };
 }