diff --git a/.env copy b/.env copy
deleted file mode 100644
index 33cc4460..00000000
--- a/.env copy	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# A web3 endpoint provider
-# WEB3_PROVIDERS=https://eth.llamarpc.com,https://eth-goerli.api.onfinality.io/public
-WEB3_PROVIDERS=https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/1a6832aff39441b4b5aced8fa6f8d696,https://goerli.infura.io/v3/b5825b1fbf1e4a828cc385de83b9dc7e
-
-# Internal port for the service (80 and 443 are used by traefik)
-PORT=7788
-
-# Domain name for TLS
-# DOMAIN=your.own.domain.xyz
-DOMAIN=localhost
-
-# Log level (info, debug, warning, error)
-LOGLEVEL=debug
-
-# IPFS connect key for discovering nodes
-# CONNECT_KEY=yourIPFSConnectKey
-CONNECT_KEY=census3key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/queue/queue_test.go b/queue/queue_test.go
index f0230a3d..a4abe608 100644
--- a/queue/queue_test.go
+++ b/queue/queue_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package queue
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
 )
@@ -44,3 +49,129 @@ func TestUpdateDone(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(done, qt.IsFalse)
 }
+
+func TestQueueDataRace(t *testing.T) {
+	nConsumers := flag.Int("consumers", 100, "number of processes consumers")
+	flag.Parse()
+	c := qt.New(t)
+	// initialize some variables to store the results of the test and a queue
+	var nProcesses int64
+	queueItemIdChan := make(chan string)
+	q := NewBackgroundQueue()
+	// set a context with the test deadline, decreaseing by 5 seconds to ensure
+	// a gap to check test results
+	deadline, ok := t.Deadline()
+	c.Assert(ok, qt.IsTrue)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(context.Background(), deadline.Add(-5*time.Second))
+	defer cancel()
+	// launch producers
+	producersWg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	producersWg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer producersWg.Done()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+				atomic.AddInt64(&nProcesses, 1)
+				queueItemIdChan <- q.Enqueue()
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	// create and lunch consumers
+	var asyncErrors sync.Map
+	updatersWg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	for i := 0; i < *nConsumers; i++ {
+		updatersWg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer updatersWg.Done()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return
+				case queueItemId, ok := <-queueItemIdChan:
+					// wait for a new id
+					if !ok {
+						return
+					}
+					// if not exists create an error
+					exists, done, data, err := q.Done(queueItemId)
+					if !exists {
+						asyncErrors.Store(queueItemId, fmt.Errorf("expected queue item not found during done check"))
+						continue
+					}
+					// if it is not done, update it to done
+					if !done {
+						// if this actions fails create an error
+						if !q.Update(queueItemId, true, data, err) {
+							asyncErrors.Store(queueItemId, fmt.Errorf("expected queue item not found during update"))
+							continue
+						}
+					}
+					// resend it through the channel
+					queueItemIdChan <- queueItemId
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	// create and lunch consumers
+	dequeuersWg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	for i := 0; i < *nConsumers; i++ {
+		dequeuersWg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer dequeuersWg.Done()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return
+				case queueItemId, ok := <-queueItemIdChan:
+					// wait for a new id
+					if !ok {
+						return
+					}
+					// if not exists create an error
+					exists, done, _, _ := q.Done(queueItemId)
+					if !exists {
+						asyncErrors.Store(queueItemId, fmt.Errorf("expected queue item not found during done check"))
+						continue
+					}
+					// if it is done, remove it from the queue, and if this action
+					// fails, create an error; unless create a nil error
+					if done {
+						if !q.Dequeue(queueItemId) {
+							asyncErrors.Store(queueItemId, fmt.Errorf("expected queue item not found during update"))
+						} else {
+							asyncErrors.Store(queueItemId, nil)
+						}
+						continue
+					}
+					// if it is not done, resend it through the channel
+					queueItemIdChan <- queueItemId
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	// wait until goroutines finish
+	producersWg.Wait()
+	updatersWg.Wait()
+	dequeuersWg.Wait()
+	// check completed processes errors (nil or not)
+	completed := []error{}
+	asyncErrors.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
+		if err, ok := value.(error); ok {
+			completed = append(completed, err)
+		} else {
+			completed = append(completed, nil)
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	// assert number of completed processes
+	c.Assert(int64(len(completed)), qt.Equals, nProcesses)
+	// assert that every error is nil
+	for _, err := range completed {
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+	}
+	t.Logf("Completed with %d processes created!", nProcesses)
+}