diff --git a/libtransmission/session.cc b/libtransmission/session.cc
index 42343f18d..f76479520 100644
--- a/libtransmission/session.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/session.cc
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void tr_sessionGetDefaultSettings(tr_variant* d)
     tr_variantDictAddInt(d, TR_KEY_speed_limit_up, 100);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(d, TR_KEY_speed_limit_up_enabled, false);
     tr_variantDictAddStr(d, TR_KEY_umask, fmt::format("{:03o}", DefaultUmask));
-    tr_variantDictAddInt(d, TR_KEY_upload_slots_per_torrent, 14);
+    tr_variantDictAddInt(d, TR_KEY_upload_slots_per_torrent, 8);
     tr_variantDictAddStrView(d, TR_KEY_bind_address_ipv4, TR_DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS_IPV4);
     tr_variantDictAddStrView(d, TR_KEY_bind_address_ipv6, TR_DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS_IPV6);
     tr_variantDictAddBool(d, TR_KEY_start_added_torrents, true);