diff --git a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
index 5ee714e4..e38eea99 100644
--- a/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
+++ b/boilerplate/config/blockchain.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ development:
   minerthreads: 1
   datadir: /tmp/embark
   mine_when_needed: true
-  gas_limit: 2500000
+  gas_limit: 100000
   console: false
   account:
     init: true
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.coffee b/tasks/deploy.coffee
index cf596846..ca13b4a4 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.coffee
+++ b/tasks/deploy.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     blockchainConfig = readYaml.sync("config/blockchain.yml")
     rpcHost   = blockchainConfig[env || "development"].rpc_host
     rpcPort   = blockchainConfig[env || "development"].rpc_port
-    gasLimit  = blockchainConfig[env || "development"].gas_limit || 1000000
+    gasLimit  = blockchainConfig[env || "development"].gas_limit || 100000
 
     try
       web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://#{rpcHost}:#{rpcPort}"))