diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 7a3057867..9c875d8c3 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static const int MAX_BLOCKS_IN_TRANSIT_PER_PEER = 16;
 static const unsigned int BLOCK_STALLING_TIMEOUT = 2;
 /** Number of headers sent in one getheaders result. We rely on the assumption that if a peer sends
  *  less than this number, we reached its tip. Changing this value is a protocol upgrade. */
-static const unsigned int MAX_HEADERS_RESULTS = 2000;
+static const unsigned int MAX_HEADERS_RESULTS = 160;
 /** Size of the "block download window": how far ahead of our current height do we fetch?
  *  Larger windows tolerate larger download speed differences between peer, but increase the potential
  *  degree of disordering of blocks on disk (which make reindexing and in the future perhaps pruning