diff --git a/libp2p/connmanager.nim b/libp2p/connmanager.nim
index 9613874..3f670cd 100644
--- a/libp2p/connmanager.nim
+++ b/libp2p/connmanager.nim
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ declareGauge(libp2p_peers, "total connected peers")
 
 const
   MaxConnections* = 50
-  MaxConnectionsPerPeer* = 5
+  MaxConnectionsPerPeer* = 1
 
 type
   TooManyConnectionsError* = object of LPError
diff --git a/tests/testswitch.nim b/tests/testswitch.nim
index 603812c..8d21a0f 100644
--- a/tests/testswitch.nim
+++ b/tests/testswitch.nim
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ suite "Switch":
         conns.dec
 
     switches.add(newStandardSwitch(
+        maxConnsPerPeer = 10,
         rng = rng))
 
     switches[0].addConnEventHandler(hook, ConnEventKind.Connected)