diff --git a/core/meterer/meterer.go b/core/meterer/meterer.go
index ba1f2cfc65..06374ce292 100644
--- a/core/meterer/meterer.go
+++ b/core/meterer/meterer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package meterer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"slices"
 	"time"
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func (m *Meterer) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 // MeterRequest validates a blob header and adds it to the meterer's state
 // TODO: return error if there's a rejection (with reasoning) or internal error (should be very rare)
 func (m *Meterer) MeterRequest(ctx context.Context, header core.PaymentMetadata, numSymbols uint, quorumNumbers []uint8) error {
+	log.Println(m)
 	// Validate against the payment method
 	if header.CumulativePayment.Sign() == 0 {
 		reservation, err := m.ChainPaymentState.GetActiveReservationByAccount(ctx, header.AccountID)
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go b/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
index a07548c3f5..44e0b8c50f 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/disperse_blob_v2.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ func (s *DispersalServerV2) DisperseBlob(ctx context.Context, req *pb.DisperseBl
 	if req.GetBlobHeader().GetPaymentHeader() != nil {
 		binIndex := req.GetBlobHeader().GetPaymentHeader().GetBinIndex()
 		cumulativePayment := new(big.Int).SetBytes(req.GetBlobHeader().GetPaymentHeader().GetCumulativePayment())
+		accountID := req.GetBlobHeader().GetPaymentHeader().GetAccountId()
 
 		paymentHeader := core.PaymentMetadata{
-			AccountID:         req.GetBlobHeader().GetPaymentHeader().GetAccountId(),
+			AccountID:         accountID,
 			BinIndex:          binIndex,
 			CumulativePayment: cumulativePayment,
 		}
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
index 9b6cb56998..76b46415b9 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func NewDispersalServerV2(
 	blobMetadataStore *blobstore.BlobMetadataStore,
 	chainReader core.Reader,
 	ratelimiter common.RateLimiter,
+	meterer *meterer.Meterer,
 	authenticator corev2.BlobRequestAuthenticator,
 	prover encoding.Prover,
 	maxNumSymbolsPerBlob uint64,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func NewDispersalServerV2(
 
 		chainReader:   chainReader,
 		authenticator: authenticator,
+		meterer:       meterer,
 		prover:        prover,
 		logger:        logger,
 
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
index 5ef2fe8dac..2d83c5c21d 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/aws/s3"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core"
 	auth "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core/auth/v2"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core/meterer"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core/mock"
 	corev2 "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core/v2"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser/apiserver"
@@ -430,6 +431,52 @@ func newTestServerV2(t *testing.T) *testComponents {
 	chainReader := &mock.MockWriter{}
 	rateConfig := apiserver.RateConfig{}
 
+	// append test name to each table name for an unique store
+	mockState := &mock.MockOnchainPaymentState{}
+	mockState.On("RefreshOnchainPaymentState", tmock.Anything).Return(nil).Maybe()
+	mockState.On("GetReservationWindow", tmock.Anything).Return(uint32(1), nil)
+	mockState.On("GetPricePerSymbol", tmock.Anything).Return(uint32(2), nil)
+	mockState.On("GetGlobalSymbolsPerSecond", tmock.Anything).Return(uint64(1009), nil)
+	mockState.On("GetMinNumSymbols", tmock.Anything).Return(uint32(3), nil)
+
+	now := uint64(time.Now().Unix())
+	mockState.On("GetActiveReservationByAccount", tmock.Anything, tmock.Anything).Return(core.ActiveReservation{SymbolsPerSec: 100, StartTimestamp: now + 1200, EndTimestamp: now + 1800, QuorumSplit: []byte{50, 50}, QuorumNumbers: []uint8{0, 1}}, nil)
+	mockState.On("GetOnDemandPaymentByAccount", tmock.Anything, tmock.Anything).Return(core.OnDemandPayment{CumulativePayment: big.NewInt(3864)}, nil)
+	mockState.On("GetOnDemandQuorumNumbers", tmock.Anything).Return([]uint8{0, 1}, nil)
+
+	if err := mockState.RefreshOnchainPaymentState(context.Background(), nil); err != nil {
+		panic("failed to make initial query to the on-chain state")
+	}
+	table_names := []string{"reservations_server_" + t.Name(), "ondemand_server_" + t.Name(), "global_server_" + t.Name()}
+	err = meterer.CreateReservationTable(awsConfig, table_names[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		teardown()
+		panic("failed to create reservation table")
+	}
+	err = meterer.CreateOnDemandTable(awsConfig, table_names[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		teardown()
+		panic("failed to create ondemand table")
+	}
+	err = meterer.CreateGlobalReservationTable(awsConfig, table_names[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		teardown()
+		panic("failed to create global reservation table")
+	}
+
+	store, err := meterer.NewOffchainStore(
+		awsConfig,
+		table_names[0],
+		table_names[1],
+		table_names[2],
+		logger,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		teardown()
+		panic("failed to create offchain store")
+	}
+	meterer := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{}, mockState, store, logger)
+
 	chainReader.On("GetCurrentBlockNumber").Return(uint32(100), nil)
 	chainReader.On("GetQuorumCount").Return(uint8(2), nil)
 	chainReader.On("GetRequiredQuorumNumbers", tmock.Anything).Return([]uint8{0, 1}, nil)
@@ -439,7 +486,7 @@ func newTestServerV2(t *testing.T) *testComponents {
 	s := apiserver.NewDispersalServerV2(disperser.ServerConfig{
 		GrpcPort:    "51002",
 		GrpcTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
-	}, rateConfig, blobStore, blobMetadataStore, chainReader, nil, auth.NewAuthenticator(), prover, 10, time.Hour, logger)
+	}, rateConfig, blobStore, blobMetadataStore, chainReader, nil, meterer, auth.NewAuthenticator(), prover, 100, time.Hour, logger)
 
 	err = s.RefreshOnchainState(context.Background())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
index 0be93b7ab6..07ff7936cc 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ func RunDisperserServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			blobMetadataStore,
 			transactor,
 			ratelimiter,
+			meterer,
 			authv2.NewAuthenticator(),
 			prover,
 			uint64(config.MaxNumSymbolsPerBlob),