diff --git a/options-table.c b/options-table.c
index eb87d8a9..6b0c248b 100644
--- a/options-table.c
+++ b/options-table.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ const struct options_table_entry options_table[] = {
 	  .scope = OPTIONS_TABLE_SESSION,
 	  .minimum = 1,
 	  .maximum = INT_MAX,
-	  .default_num = 30000
+	  .default_num = 15000
 	},
 
 	{ .name = "tmate-webhook-userdata",