diff --git a/internal/p2p/pex/params.go b/internal/p2p/pex/params.go
index 29b4d45ab..67e96724b 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/pex/params.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/pex/params.go
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ const (
 
 	// max addresses returned by GetSelection
 	// NOTE: this must match "maxMsgSize"
-	maxGetSelection = 250
+	maxGetSelection = 100
 )
diff --git a/internal/p2p/pex/pex_reactor.go b/internal/p2p/pex/pex_reactor.go
index 9eb58c054..0e9e4135b 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/pex/pex_reactor.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/pex/pex_reactor.go
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ type Reactor struct {
 	crawlPeerInfos map[types.NodeID]crawlPeerInfo
 }
 
-func (r *Reactor) minReceiveRequestInterval() time.Duration {
-	// NOTE: must be less than ensurePeersPeriod, otherwise we'll request
-	// peers too quickly from others and they'll think we're bad!
-	return r.ensurePeersPeriod / 3
-}
-
 // ReactorConfig holds reactor specific configuration data.
 type ReactorConfig struct {
 	// Seed/Crawler mode
@@ -331,7 +325,7 @@ func (r *Reactor) receiveRequest(src Peer) error {
 	}
 
 	now := time.Now()
-	minInterval := r.minReceiveRequestInterval()
+	minInterval := minReceiveRequestInterval
 	if now.Sub(lastReceived) < minInterval {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
 			"peer (%v) sent next PEX request too soon. lastReceived: %v, now: %v, minInterval: %v. Disconnecting",
diff --git a/internal/p2p/pex/reactor.go b/internal/p2p/pex/reactor.go
index 570832384..eadaee5cc 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/pex/reactor.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/pex/reactor.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var (
 // See https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/issues/6371
 const (
 	// the minimum time one peer can send another request to the same peer
-	minReceiveRequestInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	minReceiveRequestInterval = 200 * time.Millisecond
 
 	// the maximum amount of addresses that can be included in a response
 	maxAddresses uint16 = 100