diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
index 55c151b6b5236d2bc4fa794843d4dc8aa1601e43..f4e98147accd0ecc3c6832cb3975d4793700122f 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/I2PSnarkUtil.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class I2PSnarkUtil {
             if (opts.getProperty("i2p.streaming.maxConnsPerMinute") == null)
                 opts.setProperty("i2p.streaming.maxConnsPerMinute", "2");
             if (opts.getProperty("i2p.streaming.maxTotalConnsPerMinute") == null)
-                opts.setProperty("i2p.streaming.maxTotalConnsPerMinute", "6");
+                opts.setProperty("i2p.streaming.maxTotalConnsPerMinute", "8");
             _manager = I2PSocketManagerFactory.createManager(_i2cpHost, _i2cpPort, opts);
         }
         // FIXME this only instantiates krpc once, left stuck with old manager