diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 17626f395..fc5231dcb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "polykey",
-  "version": "1.17.2",
+  "version": "1.17.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "polykey",
-      "version": "1.17.2",
+      "version": "1.17.3",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@matrixai/async-cancellable": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a38cfc45..86099588b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "polykey",
-  "version": "1.17.2",
+  "version": "1.17.3",
   "homepage": "https://polykey.com",
   "author": "Matrix AI",
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 6bfae2571..310ef5d7e 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const config = {
      * Interval for hole punching reverse node connections.
      */
     nodesConnectionHolePunchIntervalTime: 1_000, // 1 second
-    nodesConnectionInitialMaxStreamsBidi: 200,
+    nodesConnectionInitialMaxStreamsBidi: 100,
     nodesConnectionInitialMaxStreamsUni: 0, // We don't use unidirectional streams so we disable them
 
     /**