diff --git a/TestTestNet/mining-node/node.toml b/TestTestNet/mining-node/node.toml
index cbc16d8..df33775 100644
--- a/TestTestNet/mining-node/node.toml
+++ b/TestTestNet/mining-node/node.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 chain = "spec.json"
 base_path = "parity"
 [network]
+max_pending_peers = 16
 port = 30300
 discovery=true
 [rpc]