diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.c b/iguana/iguana777.c
index 756f17d10..c445960b1 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.c
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ void iguana_coinloop(void *arg)
         {
             if ( (coin= coins[i]) != 0 )
             {
+                if ( coin->MAXPEERS > IGUANA_MAXPEERS )
+                    coin->MAXPEERS = IGUANA_MAXPEERS;
                 if ( coin->started == 0 && coin->active != 0 )
                 {
                     iguana_rwiAddrind(coin,0,0,0);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.h b/iguana/iguana777.h
index 33bf9c787..2983c9147 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.h
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef int32_t (*blockhashfunc)(uint8_t *blockhashp,uint8_t *serialized,int32_t
 #define IGUANA_DEFAULTRAM 4
 #define IGUANA_MAXRECVCACHE ((int64_t)1024L * 1024 * 1024L)
 #define IGUANA_MAXBUNDLES (50000000 / 500)
-#define IGUANA_LOG2MAXPEERS 9
+#define IGUANA_LOG2MAXPEERS 10
 #define IGUANA_LOG2PACKETSIZE 21
 #define IGUANA_LOG2PEERFILESIZE 23
 
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_init.c b/iguana/iguana_init.c
index c78caaeca..a5dab49a0 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_init.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_init.c
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ void iguana_parseline(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t iter,FILE *fp)
     struct iguana_block *block;
     memset(&zero,0,sizeof(zero));
     lastbundle = zero;
+    if ( coin->MAXPEERS > IGUANA_MAXPEERS )
+        coin->MAXPEERS = IGUANA_MAXPEERS;
     if ( iter == 1 )
     {
         int32_t i; FILE *fp; char fname[512]; struct iguana_blockRO blockRO;