diff --git a/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go b/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
index c4690f6b3..5525d2c81 100644
--- a/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
+++ b/relayer/chains/cosmos/query.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	abci "github.com/cometbft/cometbft/abci/types"
@@ -52,14 +53,55 @@ func (cc *CosmosProvider) queryIBCMessages(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger,
 		return nil, errors.New("limit must greater than 0")
 	}
 
-	res, err := cc.RPCClient.TxSearch(ctx, query, true, &page, &limit, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	var ibcMsgs []ibcMessage
+	var eg errgroup.Group
 	chainID := cc.ChainId()
-	for _, tx := range res.Txs {
-		ibcMsgs = append(ibcMsgs, ibcMessagesFromEvents(log, tx.TxResult.Events, chainID, 0, base64Encoded)...)
+	var ibcMsgs []ibcMessage
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	eg.Go(func() error {
+		res, err := cc.RPCClient.BlockSearch(ctx, query, &page, &limit, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var nestedEg errgroup.Group
+
+		for _, b := range res.Blocks {
+			b := b
+			nestedEg.Go(func() error {
+				block, err := cc.RPCClient.BlockResults(ctx, &b.Block.Height)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				mu.Lock()
+				defer mu.Unlock()
+				ibcMsgs = append(ibcMsgs, ibcMessagesFromEvents(log, block.BeginBlockEvents, chainID, 0, base64Encoded)...)
+				ibcMsgs = append(ibcMsgs, ibcMessagesFromEvents(log, block.EndBlockEvents, chainID, 0, base64Encoded)...)
+
+				return nil
+			})
+		}
+		return nestedEg.Wait()
+	})
+
+	eg.Go(func() error {
+		res, err := cc.RPCClient.TxSearch(ctx, query, true, &page, &limit, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		mu.Lock()
+		defer mu.Unlock()
+		for _, tx := range res.Txs {
+			ibcMsgs = append(ibcMsgs, ibcMessagesFromEvents(log, tx.TxResult.Events, chainID, 0, base64Encoded)...)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err := eg.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return ibcMsgs, nil
diff --git a/relayer/processor/path_processor.go b/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
index 317764d0a..3fb8f6b95 100644
--- a/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
+++ b/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ func NewPathProcessor(
 	clientUpdateThresholdTime time.Duration,
 	flushInterval time.Duration,
 ) *PathProcessor {
-	if flushInterval == 0 {
-		// "disable" periodic flushing by using a large value.
-		flushInterval = 200 * 24 * 365 * time.Hour
-	}
-	return &PathProcessor{
+	pp := &PathProcessor{
 		log:                       log,
 		pathEnd1:                  newPathEndRuntime(log, pathEnd1, metrics),
 		pathEnd2:                  newPathEndRuntime(log, pathEnd2, metrics),
@@ -109,10 +105,33 @@ func NewPathProcessor(
 		flushInterval:             flushInterval,
 		metrics:                   metrics,
 	}
+	if flushInterval == 0 {
+		pp.disablePeriodicFlush()
+	}
+	return pp
+}
+
+// disablePeriodicFlush will "disable" periodic flushing by using a large value.
+func (pp *PathProcessor) disablePeriodicFlush() {
+	pp.flushInterval = 200 * 24 * 365 * time.Hour
 }
 
 func (pp *PathProcessor) SetMessageLifecycle(messageLifecycle MessageLifecycle) {
 	pp.messageLifecycle = messageLifecycle
+	if !pp.shouldFlush() {
+		// disable flushing when termination conditions are set, e.g. connection/channel handshakes
+		pp.disablePeriodicFlush()
+	}
+}
+
+func (pp *PathProcessor) shouldFlush() bool {
+	if pp.messageLifecycle == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if _, ok := pp.messageLifecycle.(*FlushLifecycle); ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // TEST USE ONLY
@@ -299,7 +318,7 @@ func (pp *PathProcessor) Run(ctx context.Context, cancel func()) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !pp.initialFlushComplete {
+		if pp.shouldFlush() && !pp.initialFlushComplete {
 			pp.flush(ctx)
 			pp.initialFlushComplete = true
 		} else if pp.shouldTerminateForFlushComplete(ctx, cancel) {
diff --git a/relayer/processor/path_processor_internal.go b/relayer/processor/path_processor_internal.go
index f588a44dc..15a4e896e 100644
--- a/relayer/processor/path_processor_internal.go
+++ b/relayer/processor/path_processor_internal.go
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ func queryPacketCommitments(
 		for i, p := range c.Commitments {
 			commitments[k][i] = p.Sequence
 		}
+		sort.SliceStable(commitments[k], func(i, j int) bool {
+			return commitments[k][i] < commitments[k][j]
+		})
 		return nil
 	}
 }