diff --git a/configs/mainnet.yaml b/configs/mainnet.yaml
index 75a34bd8a..0bd46649e 100644
--- a/configs/mainnet.yaml
+++ b/configs/mainnet.yaml
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ WHISK_EPOCHS_PER_SHUFFLING_PHASE: 256
 WHISK_PROPOSER_SELECTION_GAP: 2
 
 # EIP7514
-MAX_PER_EPOCH_ACTIVATION_CHURN_LIMIT: 12
+MAX_PER_EPOCH_ACTIVATION_CHURN_LIMIT: 8