diff --git a/gossipsub.go b/gossipsub.go
index 86b6cff..7487416 100644
--- a/gossipsub.go
+++ b/gossipsub.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var (
 	GossipSubFanoutTTL = 60 * time.Second
 
 	// number of peers to include in prune Peer eXchange
-	GossipSubPrunePeers = 6
+	GossipSubPrunePeers = 16
 
 	// backoff time for pruned peers
 	GossipSubPruneBackoff = time.Minute