diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index c714227ad7..5a544ea152 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ import static androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat.DEFAULT_SOUND;
 import static javax.mail.Folder.READ_WRITE;
 
 class Core {
-    private static final int MAX_NOTIFICATION_COUNT = 100; // per group
+    private static final int MAX_NOTIFICATION_COUNT = 25; // per group
     private static final long AFTER_SEND_DELAY = 15 * 1000L; // milliseconds
     private static final int SYNC_CHUNCK_SIZE = 200;
     private static final int SYNC_BATCH_SIZE = 20;