diff --git a/.semgrep/protect_globals.yml b/.semgrep/protect_globals.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dc5fa60fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semgrep/protect_globals.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+rules:
+  - id: "no-overriding-struct-globals"
+    patterns:
+      - pattern: |
+          structs.$A = ...
+    message: "Mutating global structs is never safe"
+    languages:
+      - "go"
+    severity: "ERROR"
+    fix: " "
+    paths:
+      # including tests!
+      include: ["*"]
diff --git a/nomad/core_sched.go b/nomad/core_sched.go
index 023103280f2..dfcabde0de0 100644
--- a/nomad/core_sched.go
+++ b/nomad/core_sched.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ OUTER:
 // jobReap contacts the leader and issues a reap on the passed jobs
 func (c *CoreScheduler) jobReap(jobs []*structs.Job, leaderACL string) error {
 	// Call to the leader to issue the reap
-	for _, req := range c.partitionJobReap(jobs, leaderACL) {
+	for _, req := range c.partitionJobReap(jobs, leaderACL, structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest) {
 		var resp structs.JobBatchDeregisterResponse
 		if err := c.srv.RPC("Job.BatchDeregister", req, &resp); err != nil {
 			c.logger.Error("batch job reap failed", "error", err)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) jobReap(jobs []*structs.Job, leaderACL string) error {
 // partitionJobReap returns a list of JobBatchDeregisterRequests to make,
 // ensuring a single request does not contain too many jobs. This is necessary
 // to ensure that the Raft transaction does not become too large.
-func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionJobReap(jobs []*structs.Job, leaderACL string) []*structs.JobBatchDeregisterRequest {
+func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionJobReap(jobs []*structs.Job, leaderACL string, batchSize int) []*structs.JobBatchDeregisterRequest {
 	option := &structs.JobDeregisterOptions{Purge: true}
 	var requests []*structs.JobBatchDeregisterRequest
 	submittedJobs := 0
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionJobReap(jobs []*structs.Job, leaderACL string)
 			},
 		}
 		requests = append(requests, req)
-		available := structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest
+		available := batchSize
 
 		if remaining := len(jobs) - submittedJobs; remaining > 0 {
 			if remaining <= available {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func olderVersionTerminalAllocs(allocs []*structs.Allocation, job *structs.Job,
 // allocs.
 func (c *CoreScheduler) evalReap(evals, allocs []string) error {
 	// Call to the leader to issue the reap
-	for _, req := range c.partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs) {
+	for _, req := range c.partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs, structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest) {
 		var resp structs.GenericResponse
 		if err := c.srv.RPC("Eval.Reap", req, &resp); err != nil {
 			c.logger.Error("eval reap failed", "error", err)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) evalReap(evals, allocs []string) error {
 // partitionEvalReap returns a list of EvalReapRequest to make, ensuring a single
 // request does not contain too many allocations and evaluations. This is
 // necessary to ensure that the Raft transaction does not become too large.
-func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs []string) []*structs.EvalReapRequest {
+func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs []string, batchSize int) []*structs.EvalReapRequest {
 	var requests []*structs.EvalReapRequest
 	submittedEvals, submittedAllocs := 0, 0
 	for submittedEvals != len(evals) || submittedAllocs != len(allocs) {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs []string) []*structs.Eva
 			},
 		}
 		requests = append(requests, req)
-		available := structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest
+		available := batchSize
 
 		// Add the allocs first
 		if remaining := len(allocs) - submittedAllocs; remaining > 0 {
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ OUTER:
 // deployments.
 func (c *CoreScheduler) deploymentReap(deployments []string) error {
 	// Call to the leader to issue the reap
-	for _, req := range c.partitionDeploymentReap(deployments) {
+	for _, req := range c.partitionDeploymentReap(deployments, structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest) {
 		var resp structs.GenericResponse
 		if err := c.srv.RPC("Deployment.Reap", req, &resp); err != nil {
 			c.logger.Error("deployment reap failed", "error", err)
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) deploymentReap(deployments []string) error {
 // partitionDeploymentReap returns a list of DeploymentDeleteRequest to make,
 // ensuring a single request does not contain too many deployments. This is
 // necessary to ensure that the Raft transaction does not become too large.
-func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionDeploymentReap(deployments []string) []*structs.DeploymentDeleteRequest {
+func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionDeploymentReap(deployments []string, batchSize int) []*structs.DeploymentDeleteRequest {
 	var requests []*structs.DeploymentDeleteRequest
 	submittedDeployments := 0
 	for submittedDeployments != len(deployments) {
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (c *CoreScheduler) partitionDeploymentReap(deployments []string) []*structs
 			},
 		}
 		requests = append(requests, req)
-		available := structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest
+		available := batchSize
 
 		if remaining := len(deployments) - submittedDeployments; remaining > 0 {
 			if remaining <= available {
diff --git a/nomad/core_sched_test.go b/nomad/core_sched_test.go
index 59c2538e36c..ac83353560e 100644
--- a/nomad/core_sched_test.go
+++ b/nomad/core_sched_test.go
@@ -1849,12 +1849,11 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionEvalReap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	core := NewCoreScheduler(s1, snap)
 
-	// Set the max ids per reap to something lower.
-	structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = 2
-
 	evals := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
 	allocs := []string{"1", "2", "3"}
-	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs)
+
+	// Set the max ids per reap to something lower.
+	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionEvalReap(evals, allocs, 2)
 	if len(requests) != 3 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected 3 requests got: %v", requests)
 	}
@@ -1892,11 +1891,9 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionDeploymentReap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	core := NewCoreScheduler(s1, snap)
 
-	// Set the max ids per reap to something lower.
-	structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = 2
-
 	deployments := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
-	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionDeploymentReap(deployments)
+	// Set the max ids per reap to something lower.
+	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionDeploymentReap(deployments, 2)
 	if len(requests) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 requests got: %v", requests)
 	}
@@ -1913,6 +1910,7 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionDeploymentReap(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionJobReap(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
 
 	s1, cleanupS1 := TestServer(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupS1()
@@ -1924,16 +1922,10 @@ func TestCoreScheduler_PartitionJobReap(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 	core := NewCoreScheduler(s1, snap)
+	jobs := []*structs.Job{mock.Job(), mock.Job(), mock.Job()}
 
 	// Set the max ids per reap to something lower.
-	originalMaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest := structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest
-	structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = 2
-	defer func() {
-		structs.MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = originalMaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest
-	}()
-
-	jobs := []*structs.Job{mock.Job(), mock.Job(), mock.Job()}
-	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionJobReap(jobs, "")
+	requests := core.(*CoreScheduler).partitionJobReap(jobs, "", 2)
 	require.Len(t, requests, 2)
 
 	first := requests[0]
diff --git a/nomad/structs/uuid.go b/nomad/structs/uuid.go
index f983fd7b491..64beeacd89d 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/uuid.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/uuid.go
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package structs
 // MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest is the maximum number of UUIDs that can be included
 // within a single write request. This is to ensure that the Raft message does
 // not become too large. The resulting value corresponds to 0.25MB of IDs or
-// 7282 UUID strings.
-var MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = (1024 * 256) / 36
+// 7281 UUID strings.
+const MaxUUIDsPerWriteRequest = 7281 // (1024 * 256) / 36