diff --git a/core/services/llo/data_source.go b/core/services/llo/data_source.go
index a4d8652660e..0585dec49dc 100644
--- a/core/services/llo/data_source.go
+++ b/core/services/llo/data_source.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package llo
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -86,11 +87,7 @@ func newDataSource(lggr logger.Logger, registry Registry, t Telemeter) *dataSour
 
 // Observe looks up all streams in the registry and populates a map of stream ID => value
 func (d *dataSource) Observe(ctx context.Context, streamValues llo.StreamValues, opts llo.DSOpts) error {
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(len(streamValues))
-	var svmu sync.Mutex
-	var errs []ErrObservationFailed
-	var errmu sync.Mutex
+	now := time.Now()
 
 	if opts.VerboseLogging() {
 		streamIDs := make([]streams.StreamID, 0, len(streamValues))
@@ -101,7 +98,12 @@ func (d *dataSource) Observe(ctx context.Context, streamValues llo.StreamValues,
 		d.lggr.Debugw("Observing streams", "streamIDs", streamIDs, "configDigest", opts.ConfigDigest(), "seqNr", opts.OutCtx().SeqNr)
 	}
 
-	now := time.Now()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(streamValues))
+
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+	successfulStreamIDs := make([]streams.StreamID, 0, len(streamValues))
+	var errs []ErrObservationFailed
 
 	for _, streamID := range maps.Keys(streamValues) {
 		go func(streamID llotypes.StreamID) {
@@ -111,17 +113,17 @@ func (d *dataSource) Observe(ctx context.Context, streamValues llo.StreamValues,
 
 			stream, exists := d.registry.Get(streamID)
 			if !exists {
-				errmu.Lock()
+				mu.Lock()
 				errs = append(errs, ErrObservationFailed{streamID: streamID, reason: fmt.Sprintf("missing stream: %d", streamID)})
-				errmu.Unlock()
+				mu.Unlock()
 				promMissingStreamCount.WithLabelValues(fmt.Sprintf("%d", streamID)).Inc()
 				return
 			}
 			run, trrs, err := stream.Run(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				errmu.Lock()
+				mu.Lock()
 				errs = append(errs, ErrObservationFailed{inner: err, run: run, streamID: streamID, reason: "pipeline run failed"})
-				errmu.Unlock()
+				mu.Unlock()
 				promObservationErrorCount.WithLabelValues(fmt.Sprintf("%d", streamID)).Inc()
 				// TODO: Consolidate/reduce telemetry. We should send all observation results in a single packet
 				// https://smartcontract-it.atlassian.net/browse/MERC-6290
@@ -132,42 +134,34 @@ func (d *dataSource) Observe(ctx context.Context, streamValues llo.StreamValues,
 			// https://smartcontract-it.atlassian.net/browse/MERC-6290
 			val, err = ExtractStreamValue(trrs)
 			if err != nil {
-				errmu.Lock()
+				mu.Lock()
 				errs = append(errs, ErrObservationFailed{inner: err, run: run, streamID: streamID, reason: "failed to extract big.Int"})
-				errmu.Unlock()
+				mu.Unlock()
 				return
 			}
 
 			d.t.EnqueueV3PremiumLegacy(run, trrs, streamID, opts, val, nil)
 
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+
+			successfulStreamIDs = append(successfulStreamIDs, streamID)
 			if val != nil {
-				svmu.Lock()
-				defer svmu.Unlock()
 				streamValues[streamID] = val
 			}
 		}(streamID)
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
-
 	elapsed := time.Since(now)
 
-	// Failed observations are always logged at warn level
-	var successfulStreamIDs []streams.StreamID
-	var failedStreamIDs []streams.StreamID
-	var errStrs []string
-
-	// Only log errors or if VerboseLogging is turned on
+	// Only log on errors or if VerboseLogging is turned on
 	if len(errs) > 0 || opts.VerboseLogging() {
-		successfulStreamIDs = make([]streams.StreamID, 0, len(streamValues))
-		for strmID := range streamValues {
-			successfulStreamIDs = append(successfulStreamIDs, strmID)
-		}
-		sort.Slice(successfulStreamIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return successfulStreamIDs[i] < successfulStreamIDs[j] })
-
+		slices.Sort(successfulStreamIDs)
 		sort.Slice(errs, func(i, j int) bool { return errs[i].streamID < errs[j].streamID })
-		failedStreamIDs = make([]streams.StreamID, len(errs))
-		errStrs = make([]string, len(errs))
+
+		failedStreamIDs := make([]streams.StreamID, len(errs))
+		errStrs := make([]string, len(errs))
 		for i, e := range errs {
 			errStrs[i] = e.String()
 			failedStreamIDs[i] = e.streamID