diff --git a/beacon_chain/conf.nim b/beacon_chain/conf.nim
index e0156ef4b..7bf083235 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/conf.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/conf.nim
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type
         name: "udp-port" }: Port
 
       maxPeers* {.
-        defaultValue: 10
+        defaultValue: 79 # The Wall gets released
         desc: "The maximum number of peers to connect to"
         name: "max-peers" }: int