diff --git a/loadtest/main.go b/loadtest/main.go
index b453e43ba2..bf512a2f87 100644
--- a/loadtest/main.go
+++ b/loadtest/main.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *LoadTestClient) generateMessage(config Config, key cryptotypes.PrivKey,
 		case randNum <= 0.66:
 			msg = &tokenfactorytypes.MsgMint{
 				Sender: denomCreatorAddr,
-				Amount: sdk.Coin{Denom: denom, Amount: sdk.NewInt(1000000)},
+				Amount: sdk.Coin{Denom: denom, Amount: sdk.NewInt(10000000000000)},
 			}
 		default:
 			msg = &tokenfactorytypes.MsgBurn{
@@ -218,22 +218,26 @@ func (c *LoadTestClient) generateMessage(config Config, key cryptotypes.PrivKey,
 	return msg, false
 }
 
-func generateDexOrderPlacements(config Config, key cryptotypes.PrivKey, batchSize uint64, price sdk.Dec, quantity sdk.Dec) []*dextypes.Order {
-	orderPlacements := []*dextypes.Order{}
-	var orderType dextypes.OrderType
+func sampleDexOrderType(config Config) (orderType dextypes.OrderType) {
 	if config.MessageType == "failure_bank_malformed" {
 		orderType = -1
 	} else {
-		dexMsgType := config.MsgTypeDistr.SampleDexMsgs()
-		switch dexMsgType {
+		msgType := config.MsgTypeDistr.SampleDexMsgs()
+		switch msgType {
 		case Limit:
 			orderType = dextypes.OrderType_LIMIT
 		case Market:
 			orderType = dextypes.OrderType_MARKET
 		default:
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown message type %s\n", dexMsgType))
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown message type %s\n", msgType))
 		}
 	}
+	return orderType
+}
+
+func generateDexOrderPlacements(config Config, key cryptotypes.PrivKey, msgPerTx uint64, price sdk.Dec, quantity sdk.Dec) (orderPlacements []*dextypes.Order) {
+	orderType := sampleDexOrderType(config)
+
 	var direction dextypes.PositionDirection
 	if rand.Float64() < 0.5 {
 		direction = dextypes.PositionDirection_LONG
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ func generateDexOrderPlacements(config Config, key cryptotypes.PrivKey, batchSiz
 	}
 
 	contract := config.ContractDistr.Sample()
-	for j := 0; j < int(batchSize); j++ {
+	for j := 0; j < int(msgPerTx); j++ {
 		orderPlacements = append(orderPlacements, &dextypes.Order{
 			Account:           sdk.AccAddress(key.PubKey().Address()).String(),
 			ContractAddr:      contract,
diff --git a/x/oracle/simulation/operations.go b/x/oracle/simulation/operations.go
index 2028e73625..3988c4b164 100644
--- a/x/oracle/simulation/operations.go
+++ b/x/oracle/simulation/operations.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func WeightedOperations(
 }
 
 // SimulateMsgAggregateExchangeRateVote generates a MsgAggregateExchangeRateVote with random values.
-// nolint: funlen
+//nolint: funlen
 func SimulateMsgAggregateExchangeRateVote(ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper) simtypes.Operation {
 	return func(
 		r *rand.Rand, app *baseapp.BaseApp, ctx sdk.Context, accs []simtypes.Account, chainID string,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func SimulateMsgAggregateExchangeRateVote(ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankK
 }
 
 // SimulateMsgDelegateFeedConsent generates a MsgDelegateFeedConsent with random values.
-// nolint: funlen
+//nolint: funlen
 func SimulateMsgDelegateFeedConsent(ak types.AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, k keeper.Keeper) simtypes.Operation {
 	return func(
 		r *rand.Rand, app *baseapp.BaseApp, ctx sdk.Context, accs []simtypes.Account, chainID string,