diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/EstablishmentManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/EstablishmentManager.java
index 09d80b358dbac12fe5032c0f95b3a363f7060241..cf842f1caf1ca511b208eb4059da972c290947c5 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/EstablishmentManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/EstablishmentManager.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class EstablishmentManager {
     private Object _activityLock;
     private int _activity;
     
-    private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_ESTABLISH = 16;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_ESTABLISH = 4;
     public static final String PROP_MAX_CONCURRENT_ESTABLISH = "i2np.udp.maxConcurrentEstablish";
     
     public EstablishmentManager(RouterContext ctx, UDPTransport transport) {