diff --git a/node/setup.go b/node/setup.go
index 8089ea466..51a048249 100644
--- a/node/setup.go
+++ b/node/setup.go
@@ -223,11 +223,13 @@ func createPeerManager(
 		maxConns = 64
 	}
 
+	maxUpgradeConns := uint16(4)
+
 	options := p2p.PeerManagerOptions{
 		SelfAddress:            selfAddr,
 		MaxConnected:           maxConns,
-		MaxConnectedUpgrade:    4,
-		MaxPeers:               1000,
+		MaxConnectedUpgrade:    maxUpgradeConns,
+		MaxPeers:               maxUpgradeConns + 2*maxConns,
 		MinRetryTime:           250 * time.Millisecond,
 		MaxRetryTime:           30 * time.Minute,
 		MaxRetryTimePersistent: 5 * time.Minute,