diff --git a/node/src/config/mod.rs b/node/src/config/mod.rs
index 6400294..968536b 100644
--- a/node/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/node/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build_config! {
     (network_enr_udp_port, (Option<u16>), None)
     (network_libp2p_port, (u16), 1234)
     (network_discovery_port, (u16), 1234)
-    (network_target_peers, (usize), 3)
+    (network_target_peers, (usize), 50)
     (network_boot_nodes, (Vec<String>), vec![])
     (network_libp2p_nodes, (Vec<String>), vec![])
     (network_private, (bool), false)
diff --git a/run/config.toml b/run/config.toml
index 0a0ad56..4192331 100644
--- a/run/config.toml
+++ b/run/config.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ network_listen_address = "0.0.0.0"
 # network_enr_udp_port = 1234
 network_libp2p_port = 1234
 network_discovery_port = 1234
-network_target_peers = 3
 network_boot_nodes = ["/ip4/54.219.26.22/udp/1234/p2p/16Uiu2HAmPxGNWu9eVAQPJww79J32pTJLKGcpjRMb4Qb8xxKkyuG1","/ip4/52.52.127.117/udp/1234/p2p/16Uiu2HAm93Hd5azfhkGBbkx1zero3nYHvfjQYM2NtiW4R3r5bE2g"]
 network_libp2p_nodes = []
 network_private = false