diff --git a/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx.go b/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx.go
index 847f772f2bc..3fc537c9ee9 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/kv/mdbx/kv_mdbx.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ type MdbxOpts struct {
 	inMem           bool
 }
 
+const DefaultMapSize = 2 * datasize.TB
+const DefaultGrowthStep = 2 * datasize.GB
+
 func NewMDBX(log log.Logger) MdbxOpts {
 	opts := MdbxOpts{
 		bucketsCfg: WithChaindataTables,
@@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ func NewMDBX(log log.Logger) MdbxOpts {
 		// but for reproducibility of benchmarks - please don't rely on Available RAM
 		dirtySpace: 2 * (memory.TotalMemory() / 42),
 
-		mapSize:         2 * datasize.TB,
-		growthStep:      2 * datasize.GB,
+		mapSize:         DefaultMapSize,
+		growthStep:      DefaultGrowthStep,
 		mergeThreshold:  3 * 8192,
 		shrinkThreshold: -1, // default
 		label:           kv.InMem,
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 60a12240f93..06ba6018126 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func OpenDatabase(config *nodecfg.Config, label kv.Label, name string, readonly
 		}
 
 		switch label {
-		case kv.ChainDB, kv.ConsensusDB:
+		case kv.ChainDB:
 			if config.MdbxPageSize.Bytes() > 0 {
 				opts = opts.PageSize(config.MdbxPageSize.Bytes())
 			}
@@ -335,6 +335,18 @@ func OpenDatabase(config *nodecfg.Config, label kv.Label, name string, readonly
 			if config.MdbxGrowthStep > 0 {
 				opts = opts.GrowthStep(config.MdbxGrowthStep)
 			}
+		case kv.ConsensusDB:
+			if config.MdbxPageSize.Bytes() > 0 {
+				opts = opts.PageSize(config.MdbxPageSize.Bytes())
+			}
+			// Don't adjust up the consensus DB - this will lead to resource exhaustion lor large map sizes
+			if config.MdbxDBSizeLimit > 0 && config.MdbxDBSizeLimit < mdbx.DefaultMapSize {
+				opts = opts.MapSize(config.MdbxDBSizeLimit)
+			}
+			// Don't adjust up the consensus DB - to align with db size limit above
+			if config.MdbxGrowthStep > 0 && config.MdbxGrowthStep < mdbx.DefaultGrowthStep {
+				opts = opts.GrowthStep(config.MdbxGrowthStep)
+			}
 		default:
 			opts = opts.GrowthStep(16 * datasize.MB)
 		}
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index ae8330c9543..317b385977f 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var (
 const (
 	VersionMajor       = 2  // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor       = 50 // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionMicro       = 0  // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMicro       = 1  // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionModifier    = "" // Modifier component of the current release
 	VersionKeyCreated  = "ErigonVersionCreated"
 	VersionKeyFinished = "ErigonVersionFinished"