diff --git a/BitFaster.Caching/Lfu/ConcurrentLfu.cs b/BitFaster.Caching/Lfu/ConcurrentLfu.cs
index 7b253792..90f08eaf 100644
--- a/BitFaster.Caching/Lfu/ConcurrentLfu.cs
+++ b/BitFaster.Caching/Lfu/ConcurrentLfu.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace BitFaster.Caching.Lfu
     [DebuggerDisplay("Count = {Count}/{Capacity}")]
     public sealed class ConcurrentLfu<K, V> : ICache<K, V>, IAsyncCache<K, V>, IBoundedPolicy
     {
-        private const int MaxWriteBufferRetries = 100;
+        private const int MaxWriteBufferRetries = 16;
 
         public const int BufferSize = 128;