diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
index 55829cb5d1451911caf50d51306ece537250acfc..314f8253b06dcc852bf8a75d4271824144ceccea 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/networkdb/kademlia/FloodfillMonitorJob.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FloodfillMonitorJob extends JobImpl {
     private static final int REQUEUE_DELAY = 60*60*1000;
     private static final long MIN_UPTIME = 2*60*60*1000;
     private static final long MIN_CHANGE_DELAY = 6*60*60*1000;
-    private static final int MIN_FF = 200;
+    private static final int MIN_FF = 250;
     private static final int MAX_FF = 999999;
     private static final String PROP_FLOODFILL_PARTICIPANT = "router.floodfillParticipant";