diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index a2ff05440f..b18d9851f8 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ var (
 	MaxPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "maxpeers",
 		Usage: "Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0)",
-		Value: 16,
+		Value: 25,
 	}
 	MaxPendingPeersFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:  "maxpendpeers",