diff --git a/src/avalanche/peermanager.h b/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
--- a/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 
 namespace avalanche {
 
+/**
+ * Maximum number of proofs to store per utxo. This will allow for conflict
+ * resolution when several proofs claim the same utxo.
+ */
+static constexpr size_t AVALANCHE_MAXPROOF_PER_UTXO = 1;
+
 /**
  * Maximum number of stakes in the orphanProofs.
  * Benchmarking on a consumer grade computer shows that 10000 stakes can be
@@ -181,7 +187,8 @@
 
 public:
     // Limit the pool to a depth to a single proof per utxo
-    PeerManager() : pool(1) {}
+    PeerManager(size_t maxProofsPerUtxo = AVALANCHE_MAXPROOF_PER_UTXO)
+        : pool(maxProofsPerUtxo) {}
 
     /**
      * Node API.