diff --git a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
index 0febaad3c..77736c5d5 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 type PeerScore int
 
 const (
-	PeerScorePersistent       PeerScore = math.MaxInt // persistent peers
+	PeerScorePersistent       PeerScore = math.MaxInt16 // persistent peers
 	MaxPeerScoreNotPersistent PeerScore = PeerScorePersistent - 1
 )