diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1fac30d..7a68ce7 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -327,6 +327,6 @@ maxBuffer = 200
 enableHopLogs = False
 # Noisy Node Telemetry Logging and packet threshold
 noisyNodeLogging = False
-noisyTelemetryLimit = 20
+noisyTelemetryLimit = 5
 
 
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index bd4e6fc..3c72475 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ try:
     maxBuffer = config['messagingSettings'].getint('maxBuffer', 200) # default 200
     enableHopLogs = config['messagingSettings'].getboolean('enableHopLogs', False) # default False
     noisyNodeLogging = config['messagingSettings'].getboolean('noisyNodeLogging', False) # default False
-    noisyTelemetryLimit = config['messagingSettings'].getint('noisyTelemetryLimit', 20) # default 20 packets
+    noisyTelemetryLimit = config['messagingSettings'].getint('noisyTelemetryLimit', 5) # default 5 packets
 except KeyError as e:
     print(f"System: Error reading config file: {e}")
     print(f"System: Check the config.ini against config.template file for missing sections or values.")