diff --git a/src/i_tcp.c b/src/i_tcp.c
index 3a2e8f3dc..e8066dd58 100644
--- a/src/i_tcp.c
+++ b/src/i_tcp.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ static void AddBannedIndex(void)
 	{
 		if (banned_size == 0)
 		{
-			banned_size = 128;
+			banned_size = 8;
 		}
 		else
 		{