diff --git a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
index bc21c70a131..2fccd42cd4f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class Config {
     // Default values for certain options
     public static final int UNSPECIFIED_PORT = -1;
     public static final String DEFAULT_REGTEST_HOST = "localhost";
-    public static final int DEFAULT_NUM_CONNECTIONS_FOR_BTC = 9; // down from BitcoinJ default of 12
+    public static final int DEFAULT_NUM_CONNECTIONS_FOR_BTC = 7; // down from BitcoinJ default of 12
     public static final boolean DEFAULT_FULL_DAO_NODE = false;
     static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "bisq.properties";
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodesSetupPreferences.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodesSetupPreferences.java
index 7f5bfe27b4d..cce913d51b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodesSetupPreferences.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodesSetupPreferences.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public int calculateMinBroadcastConnections(List<BtcNodes.BtcNode> nodes) {
                 break;
             case PUBLIC:
                 // We keep the empty nodes
-                result = (int) Math.floor(Config.DEFAULT_NUM_CONNECTIONS_FOR_BTC * 0.8);
+                result = Config.DEFAULT_NUM_CONNECTIONS_FOR_BTC;
                 break;
             case PROVIDED:
             default: