diff --git a/node/setup.go b/node/setup.go
index 93fb0fd77..915de7114 100644
--- a/node/setup.go
+++ b/node/setup.go
@@ -492,11 +492,13 @@ func createPeerManager(
 		privatePeerIDs[types.NodeID(id)] = struct{}{}
 	}
 
+	const maxUpgradeConns = 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,