diff --git a/lbrynet/conf.py b/lbrynet/conf.py
index 57dad2850..ddd4b4c7d 100644
--- a/lbrynet/conf.py
+++ b/lbrynet/conf.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ANDROID = 4
 KB = 2 ** 10
 MB = 2 ** 20
 
-DEFAULT_CONCURRENT_ANNOUNCERS = 100
+DEFAULT_CONCURRENT_ANNOUNCERS = 10
 
 DEFAULT_DHT_NODES = [
     ('lbrynet1.lbry.io', 4444),
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/constants.py b/lbrynet/dht/constants.py
index e06aae1cd..bf48d005c 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/constants.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/constants.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ k = 8
 replacementCacheSize = 8
 
 #: Timeout for network operations (in seconds)
-rpcTimeout = 8
+rpcTimeout = 5
 
 # number of rpc attempts to make before a timeout results in the node being removed as a contact
 rpcAttempts = 5