diff --git a/das/checkpoint.go b/das/checkpoint.go
index a38eca828c..bb023a19da 100644
--- a/das/checkpoint.go
+++ b/das/checkpoint.go
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ type workerCheckpoint struct {
 func newCheckpoint(stats SamplingStats) checkpoint {
 	workers := make([]workerCheckpoint, 0, len(stats.Workers))
 	for _, w := range stats.Workers {
-		// no need to store retry jobs, since they will resume from failed heights map
-		if w.JobType == retryJob {
-			continue
+		// no need to resume recent jobs after restart. On the other hand, retry jobs will resume from
+		// failed heights map. it leaves only catchup jobs to be stored and resumed
+		if w.JobType == catchupJob {
+			workers = append(workers, workerCheckpoint{
+				From:    w.Curr,
+				To:      w.To,
+				JobType: w.JobType,
+			})
 		}
-		workers = append(workers, workerCheckpoint{
-			From:    w.Curr,
-			To:      w.To,
-			JobType: w.JobType,
-		})
 	}
 	return checkpoint{
 		SampleFrom:  stats.CatchupHead + 1,
diff --git a/das/coordinator.go b/das/coordinator.go
index 2184dce2c8..852a40d24d 100644
--- a/das/coordinator.go
+++ b/das/coordinator.go
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ func (sc *samplingCoordinator) run(ctx context.Context, cp checkpoint) {
 		select {
 		case head := <-sc.updHeadCh:
 			if sc.state.isNewHead(head.Height()) {
-				sc.runWorker(ctx, sc.state.recentJob(head))
+				if !sc.recentJobsLimitReached() {
+					sc.runWorker(ctx, sc.state.recentJob(head))
+				}
 				sc.state.updateHead(head.Height())
 				// run worker without concurrency limit restrictions to reduced delay
 				sc.metrics.observeNewHead(ctx)
@@ -146,3 +148,8 @@ func (sc *samplingCoordinator) getCheckpoint(ctx context.Context) (checkpoint, e
 func (sc *samplingCoordinator) concurrencyLimitReached() bool {
 	return len(sc.state.inProgress) >= sc.concurrencyLimit
 }
+
+// recentJobsLimitReached indicates whether concurrency limit for recent jobs has been reached
+func (sc *samplingCoordinator) recentJobsLimitReached() bool {
+	return len(sc.state.inProgress) >= 2*sc.concurrencyLimit
+}