diff --git a/src/config/constants.js b/src/config/constants.js
index 7ba02cc..3d2a85a 100644
--- a/src/config/constants.js
+++ b/src/config/constants.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const TOPIC = crypto.createHash("sha256").update(TOPIC_NAME).digest();
  */
 const POW_PREFIX = "0000";
 
-const MAX_PEERS = parseInt(process.env.MAX_PEERS) || 10000;
+const MAX_PEERS = parseInt(process.env.MAX_PEERS) || 1000000;
 const MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 2048;
 const MAX_RELAY_HOPS = 3;