diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
index 3a372b808..20aaf435f 100644
--- a/network/network.go
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ func newNetwork(networkName string, conf *Config, opts []lp2p.Option) (*network,
 		return nil, LibP2PError{Err: err}
 	}
 
-	maxconns := conf.MaxConns
+	maxConns := conf.MaxConns
 	changes := lp2prcmgr.PartialLimitConfig{}
-	changes.System.ConnsInbound = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(2 * maxconns)
-	changes.System.ConnsOutbound = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(2 * maxconns)
-	changes.System.Conns = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(4 * maxconns)
+	changes.System.ConnsInbound = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(logScale(maxConns))
+	changes.System.ConnsOutbound = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(logScale(maxConns))
+	changes.System.Conns = lp2prcmgr.LimitVal(logScale(2 * maxConns))
 	limit := changes.Build(lp2prcmgr.DefaultLimits.AutoScale())
 
 	resMgr, err := lp2prcmgr.NewResourceManager(
diff --git a/network/utils.go b/network/utils.go
index 6df001764..b56bcfb33 100644
--- a/network/utils.go
+++ b/network/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package network
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math/bits"
 	"time"
 
 	lp2phost "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
@@ -57,3 +58,8 @@ func ConnectAsync(ctx context.Context, h lp2phost.Host, addrInfo lp2ppeer.AddrIn
 		}
 	}()
 }
+
+func logScale(val int) int {
+	bitlen := bits.Len(uint(val))
+	return 1 << bitlen
+}