diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 91008754c..ebe987428 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	sdBatchSize       = 20
+	sdBatchSize       = 30
 	rttUpdateInterval = 5 * time.Second
 
 	disconnectCleanupDuration = 15 * time.Second
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) SetPermission(permission *livekit.ParticipantPermissio
 		p.SubscriptionManager.queueReconcile("")
 	} else {
 		// revoke all subscriptions
-		for _, st := range p.GetSubscribedTracks() {
+		for _, st := range p.SubscriptionManager.GetSubscribedTracks() {
 			st.MediaTrack().RemoveSubscriber(p.ID(), false)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1330,57 +1330,38 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) subscriberRTCPWorker() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		var srs []rtcp.Packet
-		var sd []rtcp.SourceDescriptionChunk
 		subscribedTracks := p.SubscriptionManager.GetSubscribedTracks()
-		p.lock.RLock()
+
+		// send in batches of sdBatchSize
+		batchSize := 0
+		var pkts []rtcp.Packet
+		var sd []rtcp.SourceDescriptionChunk
 		for _, subTrack := range subscribedTracks {
 			sr := subTrack.DownTrack().CreateSenderReport()
 			chunks := subTrack.DownTrack().CreateSourceDescriptionChunks()
 			if sr == nil || chunks == nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			srs = append(srs, sr)
+
+			pkts = append(pkts, sr)
 			sd = append(sd, chunks...)
-		}
-		p.lock.RUnlock()
-
-		// now send in batches of sdBatchSize
-		var batch []rtcp.SourceDescriptionChunk
-		var pkts []rtcp.Packet
-		batchSize := 0
-		for len(sd) > 0 || len(srs) > 0 {
-			numSRs := len(srs)
-			if numSRs > 0 {
-				if numSRs > sdBatchSize {
-					numSRs = sdBatchSize
-				}
-				pkts = append(pkts, srs[:numSRs]...)
-				srs = srs[numSRs:]
-			}
-
-			size := len(sd)
-			spaceRemain := sdBatchSize - batchSize
-			if spaceRemain > 0 && size > 0 {
-				if size > spaceRemain {
-					size = spaceRemain
-				}
-				batch = sd[:size]
-				sd = sd[size:]
-				pkts = append(pkts, &rtcp.SourceDescription{Chunks: batch})
+			batchSize = batchSize + 1 + len(chunks)
+			if batchSize >= sdBatchSize {
+				pkts = append(pkts, &rtcp.SourceDescription{Chunks: sd})
 				if err := p.TransportManager.WriteSubscriberRTCP(pkts); err != nil {
 					if err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrClosedPipe {
 						return
 					}
 					p.params.Logger.Errorw("could not send down track reports", err)
 				}
-			}
 
-			pkts = pkts[:0]
-			batchSize = 0
+				pkts = pkts[:0]
+				sd = sd[:0]
+				batchSize = 0
+			}
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1987,7 +1968,7 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) postRtcp(pkts []rtcp.Packet) {
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) setDowntracksConnected() {
-	for _, t := range p.GetSubscribedTracks() {
+	for _, t := range p.SubscriptionManager.GetSubscribedTracks() {
 		if dt := t.DownTrack(); dt != nil {
 			dt.SetConnected()
 		}