diff --git a/src/lib/state.ts b/src/lib/state.ts
index 73ec388..d760d7b 100644
--- a/src/lib/state.ts
+++ b/src/lib/state.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export const tabBehaviour: Writable<string> = writable(
 export const userPublickey: Writable<string> = writable(
   (browser && localStorage.getItem("wikinostr_loggedInPublicKey")) || "",
 );
-export const networkFetchLimit: Writable<number> = writable(100);
+export const networkFetchLimit: Writable<number> = writable(50);
 export const levelsToRender: Writable<number> = writable(3);