diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index b25d52200..5c87af911 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage()
         "  -banscore=<n>          " + _("Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: 100)") + "\n" +
         "  -bantime=<n>           " + _("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: 86400)") + "\n" +
         "  -maxreceivebuffer=<n>  " + _("Maximum per-connection receive buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 5000)") + "\n" +
-        "  -maxsendbuffer=<n>     " + _("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 5000)") + "\n" +
+        "  -maxsendbuffer=<n>     " + _("Maximum per-connection send buffer, <n>*1000 bytes (default: 1000)") + "\n" +
 #ifdef USE_UPNP
 #if USE_UPNP
         "  -upnp                  " + _("Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)") + "\n" +
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 21ecaef84..f6608bc03 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern int nBestHeight;
 
 
 inline unsigned int ReceiveBufferSize() { return 1000*GetArg("-maxreceivebuffer", 5*1000); }
-inline unsigned int SendBufferSize() { return 1000*GetArg("-maxsendbuffer", 5*1000); }
+inline unsigned int SendBufferSize() { return 1000*GetArg("-maxsendbuffer", 1*1000); }
 
 void AddOneShot(std::string strDest);
 bool RecvLine(SOCKET hSocket, std::string& strLine);