diff --git a/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol.nim b/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol.nim
index b5e6495e3..93e90ca75 100644
--- a/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol.nim
+++ b/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol.nim
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const
   ## that will be processed
   refreshInterval = 5.minutes ## Interval of launching a random query to
   ## refresh the routing table.
-  revalidateMax = 10000 ## Revalidation of a peer is done between 0 and this
+  revalidateMax = 4000 ## Revalidation of a peer is done between 0 and this
   ## value in milliseconds
   initialLookups = 1 ## Amount of lookups done when populating the routing table
 
@@ -1500,8 +1500,8 @@ proc neighborhoodGossip*(
   # 1. Select the closest neighbours in the routing table
   # 2. Check if the radius is known for these these nodes and whether they are
   # in range of the content to be offered.
-  # 3. If more than n (= 8) nodes are in range, offer these nodes the content
-  # (max nodes set at 8).
+  # 3. If more than n (= maxGossipNodes) nodes are in range, offer these nodes
+  # the content (maxed out at n).
   # 4. If less than n nodes are in range, do a node lookup, and offer the nodes
   # returned from the lookup the content (max nodes set at 8)
   #
diff --git a/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol_config.nim b/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol_config.nim
index c78de53b3..e6081fbbd 100644
--- a/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol_config.nim
+++ b/fluffy/network/wire/portal_protocol_config.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const
   defaultRadiusConfig* = RadiusConfig(kind: Dynamic)
   defaultRadiusConfigDesc* = $defaultRadiusConfig.kind
   defaultDisablePoke* = false
-  defaultMaxGossipNodes = 8
+  defaultMaxGossipNodes = 4
   revalidationTimeout* = chronos.seconds(30)
 
   defaultPortalProtocolConfig* = PortalProtocolConfig(