diff --git a/radicle/src/node/config.rs b/radicle/src/node/config.rs
index db528ce2..92c7234a 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node/config.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node/config.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ impl Default for RateLimits {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             inbound: RateLimit {
-                fill_rate: 0.1,
-                capacity: 16,
+                fill_rate: 0.2,
+                capacity: 32,
             },
             outbound: RateLimit {
                 fill_rate: 1.0,