diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index e39c21f..3d713a6 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 #define P2P_LOCAL_WHITE_PEERLIST_LIMIT                  1000
 #define P2P_LOCAL_GRAY_PEERLIST_LIMIT                   5000
 
-#define P2P_DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS_COUNT                   12
+#define P2P_DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS_COUNT                   8
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_HANDSHAKE_INTERVAL                  60           //secondes
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_PACKET_MAX_SIZE                     50000000     //50000000 bytes maximum packet size
 #define P2P_DEFAULT_PEERS_IN_HANDSHAKE                  250
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index d4496ac..a7fc67a 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace nodetool
   template<class t_payload_net_handler>
   bool node_server<t_payload_net_handler>::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
   {
-    ADD_HARDCODED_SEED_NODE("195.154.170.196:11180");
+    ADD_HARDCODED_SEED_NODE("74.91.30.186:11180");
 
     bool res = handle_command_line(vm);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res, false, "Failed to handle command line");