diff --git a/cardano-lib/mainnet-config.nix b/cardano-lib/mainnet-config.nix
index 5f8bfd81..ede0f2bf 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/mainnet-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/mainnet-config.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
   TraceMempool = false;
diff --git a/cardano-lib/preprod-config.nix b/cardano-lib/preprod-config.nix
index 648225af..25bdb90e 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/preprod-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/preprod-config.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
 
diff --git a/cardano-lib/preview-config.nix b/cardano-lib/preview-config.nix
index 61b93b2f..673964b5 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/preview-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/preview-config.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
   ExperimentalHardForksEnabled = false;
diff --git a/cardano-lib/private-config.nix b/cardano-lib/private-config.nix
index 7ac6ac3e..d80b2412 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/private-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/private-config.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
   ExperimentalHardForksEnabled = true;
diff --git a/cardano-lib/sanchonet-config.nix b/cardano-lib/sanchonet-config.nix
index 957e1eec..03cf3b35 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/sanchonet-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/sanchonet-config.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
   ExperimentalHardForksEnabled = true;
diff --git a/cardano-lib/shelley_qa-config.nix b/cardano-lib/shelley_qa-config.nix
index 649948c7..e718b5d5 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/shelley_qa-config.nix
+++ b/cardano-lib/shelley_qa-config.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   EnableP2P = true;
   PeerSharing = true;
   TargetNumberOfActivePeers = 20;
-  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 50;
+  TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers = 40;
   TargetNumberOfKnownPeers = 150;
   TargetNumberOfRootPeers = 60;
   ExperimentalHardForksEnabled = true;
diff --git a/cardano-lib/testnet-template/config.json b/cardano-lib/testnet-template/config.json
index be0ae270..f168da12 100644
--- a/cardano-lib/testnet-template/config.json
+++ b/cardano-lib/testnet-template/config.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "ExperimentalProtocolsEnabled": true,
   "ExperimentalHardForksEnabled": true,
   "TargetNumberOfActivePeers": 20,
-  "TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers": 50,
+  "TargetNumberOfEstablishedPeers": 40,
   "TargetNumberOfKnownPeers": 100,
   "TargetNumberOfRootPeers": 100,
   "TraceAcceptPolicy": true,