diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index 33005660a..cdb62e3bf 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 #define P2P_LOCAL_WHITE_PEERLIST_LIMIT                  1000
 #define P2P_LOCAL_GRAY_PEERLIST_LIMIT                   5000
 
-#define P2P_DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS_COUNT                   12
+#define P2P_DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS_COUNT                   8
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_HANDSHAKE_INTERVAL                  60           //secondes
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_PACKET_MAX_SIZE                     50000000     //50000000 bytes maximum packet size
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_PEERS_IN_HANDSHAKE                  250