diff --git a/ci3/bootstrap_ec2 b/ci3/bootstrap_ec2
index edbc474fe72d..7545040d4798 100755
--- a/ci3/bootstrap_ec2
+++ b/ci3/bootstrap_ec2
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ "$REF_NAME" == "master" ]; then
   # Allow parallelism on master by having the instance name be the commit.
   instance_name="$current_commit"_$arch
 else
-  instance_name=$(echo -n "$REF_NAME" | tr -c 'a-zA-Z0-9-' '_')_$arch
+  instance_name=$(echo -n "$REF_NAME" | head -c 50 | tr -c 'a-zA-Z0-9-' '_')_$arch
 fi
 
 [ -n "${INSTANCE_POSTFIX:-}" ] && instance_name+="_$INSTANCE_POSTFIX"
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.test.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.test.ts
index 30ab47fcff66..64d6f6b205fa 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { type MockProxy, mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 
 import { type PeerScoring } from '../../peer-manager/peer_scoring.js';
 import { ReqRespSubProtocol, type ReqRespSubProtocolRateLimits } from '../interface.js';
-import { RequestResponseRateLimiter } from './rate_limiter.js';
+import { RateLimitStatus, RequestResponseRateLimiter } from './rate_limiter.js';
 
 class MockPeerId {
   private id: string;
@@ -57,24 +57,24 @@ describe('rate limiter', () => {
     const peerId = makePeer('peer1');
     // Expect to allow a burst of 5, then not allow
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
 
     // Smooth requests
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(200);
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
 
     // Reset after quota has passed
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
     // Second burst
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
 
     // Spy on the peer manager and check that penalizePeer is called
     expect(peerScoring.penalizePeer).toHaveBeenCalledWith(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError);
@@ -84,34 +84,34 @@ describe('rate limiter', () => {
     // Initial burst
     const falingPeer = makePeer('nolettoinno');
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedGlobal);
 
     // Smooth requests
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
       jest.advanceTimersByTime(100);
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedGlobal);
 
     // Reset after quota has passed
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
     // Second burst
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer(`peer${i}`))).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, falingPeer)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedGlobal);
   });
 
   it('Should reset after quota has passed', () => {
     const peerId = makePeer('peer1');
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
   });
 
   it('Should handle multiple protocols separately', () => {
@@ -143,22 +143,22 @@ describe('rate limiter', () => {
 
     // Protocol 1
     for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
 
     // Protocol 2
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.PING, peerId)).toBe(true);
+      expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.PING, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
     }
-    expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.PING, peerId)).toBe(false);
+    expect(multiProtocolRateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.PING, peerId)).toBe(RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer);
 
     multiProtocolRateLimiter.stop();
   });
 
   it('Should allow requests if no rate limiter is configured', () => {
     const rateLimiter = new RequestResponseRateLimiter(peerScoring, {} as ReqRespSubProtocolRateLimits);
-    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer('peer1'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(rateLimiter.allow(ReqRespSubProtocol.TX, makePeer('peer1'))).toBe(RateLimitStatus.Allowed);
   });
 
   it('Should smooth out spam', () => {
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.ts
index 058fe6e24a0b..669e8d5b05c5 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,21 @@ interface PeerRateLimiter {
   lastAccess: number;
 }
 
-enum RateLimitStatus {
-  Allowed,
+export enum RateLimitStatus {
   DeniedGlobal,
   DeniedPeer,
+  Allowed, // Note: allowed last to prevent enum evaluating to 0 for success
+}
+
+export function prettyPrintRateLimitStatus(status: RateLimitStatus) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case RateLimitStatus.DeniedGlobal:
+      return 'DeniedGlobal';
+    case RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer:
+      return 'DeniedPeer';
+    case RateLimitStatus.Allowed:
+      return 'Allowed';
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -191,24 +202,17 @@ export class RequestResponseRateLimiter {
     }, CHECK_DISCONNECTED_PEERS_INTERVAL_MS);
   }
 
-  allow(subProtocol: ReqRespSubProtocol, peerId: PeerId): boolean {
+  allow(subProtocol: ReqRespSubProtocol, peerId: PeerId): RateLimitStatus {
     const limiter = this.subProtocolRateLimiters.get(subProtocol);
     if (!limiter) {
-      return true;
+      return RateLimitStatus.Allowed;
     }
     const rateLimitStatus = limiter.allow(peerId);
 
-    switch (rateLimitStatus) {
-      case RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer:
-        // Hitting a peer specific limit, we should lightly penalise the peer
-        this.peerScoring.penalizePeer(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError);
-        return false;
-      case RateLimitStatus.DeniedGlobal:
-        // Hitting a global limit, we should not penalise the peer
-        return false;
-      default:
-        return true;
+    if (rateLimitStatus === RateLimitStatus.DeniedPeer) {
+      this.peerScoring.penalizePeer(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError);
     }
+    return rateLimitStatus;
   }
 
   cleanupInactivePeers() {
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
index 50693859a100..29ee02b11c0d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.test.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ describe('ReqResp', () => {
     expect(rateLimitResponse).toBeDefined();
 
     // Make sure the error message is logged
-    const errorMessage = `Rate limit exceeded for ${ReqRespSubProtocol.PING} from ${nodes[0].p2p.peerId.toString()}`;
+    const errorMessage = `Rate limit exceeded DeniedPeer for ${
+      ReqRespSubProtocol.PING
+    } from ${nodes[0].p2p.peerId.toString()}`;
     expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining(errorMessage));
   });
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
index 677bf94ff49e..47addc84a36f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/services/reqresp/reqresp.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ import {
   subProtocolMap,
 } from './interface.js';
 import { ReqRespMetrics } from './metrics.js';
-import { RequestResponseRateLimiter } from './rate-limiter/rate_limiter.js';
+import {
+  RateLimitStatus,
+  RequestResponseRateLimiter,
+  prettyPrintRateLimitStatus,
+} from './rate-limiter/rate_limiter.js';
 import { ReqRespStatus, ReqRespStatusError, parseStatusChunk, prettyPrintReqRespStatus } from './status.js';
 
 /**
@@ -589,8 +593,13 @@ export class ReqResp {
 
     try {
       // Store a reference to from this for the async generator
-      if (!this.rateLimiter.allow(protocol, connection.remotePeer)) {
-        this.logger.warn(`Rate limit exceeded for ${protocol} from ${connection.remotePeer}`);
+      const rateLimitStatus = this.rateLimiter.allow(protocol, connection.remotePeer);
+      if (rateLimitStatus != RateLimitStatus.Allowed) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Rate limit exceeded ${prettyPrintRateLimitStatus(rateLimitStatus)} for ${protocol} from ${
+            connection.remotePeer
+          }`,
+        );
 
         throw new ReqRespStatusError(ReqRespStatus.RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
       }