diff --git a/server/stream.go b/server/stream.go
index 36ce823e..e1752350 100644
--- a/server/stream.go
+++ b/server/stream.go
@@ -1445,13 +1445,24 @@ func (mset *stream) setupMirrorConsumer() error {
 				mset.store.FastState(&state)
 
 				if state.LastSeq != ccr.ConsumerInfo.Delivered.Stream {
+					node, store := mset.node, mset.store
+					var entries []*Entry
 					for seq := state.LastSeq + 1; seq <= ccr.ConsumerInfo.Delivered.Stream; seq++ {
-						if mset.node != nil {
-							mset.node.Propose(encodeStreamMsg(_EMPTY_, _EMPTY_, nil, nil, seq-1, 0))
+						if node != nil {
+							entries = append(entries, &Entry{EntryNormal, encodeStreamMsg(_EMPTY_, _EMPTY_, nil, nil, seq-1, 0)})
+							// So a single message does not get too big.
+							if len(entries) > 10_000 {
+								node.ProposeDirect(entries)
+								entries = entries[:0]
+							}
 						} else {
-							mset.lseq = mset.store.SkipMsg()
+							mset.lseq = store.SkipMsg()
 						}
 					}
+					// Send all at once.
+					if node != nil && len(entries) > 0 {
+						node.ProposeDirect(entries)
+					}
 				}
 
 				// Capture consumer name.
@@ -2455,8 +2466,8 @@ func (mset *stream) processJetStreamMsg(subject, reply string, hdr, msg []byte,
 
 	// Check to see if we are over the max msg size.
 	if maxMsgSize >= 0 && (len(hdr)+len(msg)) > maxMsgSize {
-		mset.mu.Unlock()
 		mset.clfs++
+		mset.mu.Unlock()
 		if canRespond {
 			resp.PubAck = &PubAck{Stream: name}
 			resp.Error = &ApiError{Code: 400, Description: "message size exceeds maximum allowed"}