diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index 49fb29c4..5890fdc6 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 #define CRYPTONOTE_LOCKED_TX_ALLOWED_DELTA_BLOCKS       1
 
 #define BLOCKS_IDS_SYNCHRONIZING_DEFAULT_COUNT          10000  /* by default, blocks ids count in synchronizing */
-#define BLOCKS_SYNCHRONIZING_DEFAULT_COUNT              200     /* by default, blocks count in blocks downloading */
+#define BLOCKS_SYNCHRONIZING_DEFAULT_COUNT              100     /* by default, blocks count in blocks downloading */
 
 #define CRYPTONOTE_MEMPOOL_TX_LIVETIME                    (86400*3) /* seconds, three days */
 #define CRYPTONOTE_MEMPOOL_TX_FROM_ALT_BLOCK_LIVETIME     604800 /* seconds, one week */