diff --git a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
index c9997fd5f..986f5f669 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
@@ -1538,10 +1538,11 @@ proc newBeaconSwitch*(config: BeaconNodeConf, seckey: PrivateKey,
       .withPrivateKey(seckey)
       .withAddress(address)
       .withRng(rng)
-      .withMplex(5.minutes, 5.minutes)
-      .withTcpTransport({ServerFlags.ReuseAddr})
       .withNoise()
+      .withMplex(5.minutes, 5.minutes)
+      .withMaxConnections(config.maxPeers)
       .withAgentVersion(config.agentString)
+      .withTcpTransport({ServerFlags.ReuseAddr})
       .build()
   except CatchableError as exc: raise exc
   except Exception as exc: # TODO fix libp2p