diff --git a/internal/p2p/router.go b/internal/p2p/router.go
index ff90e8c21..7ad5529fb 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/router.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/router.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (r *Router) routeChannel(
 
 func (r *Router) numConcurrentDials() int {
 	if r.options.NumConcurrentDials == nil {
-		return runtime.NumCPU()
+		return runtime.NumCPU() * 32
 	}
 
 	return r.options.NumConcurrentDials()