diff --git a/data/config-schema/src/main/resources/net/corda/schema/configuration/p2p.linkManager/1.0/corda.p2p.linkManager.json b/data/config-schema/src/main/resources/net/corda/schema/configuration/p2p.linkManager/1.0/corda.p2p.linkManager.json
index 5177b39dba..4d4b698247 100644
--- a/data/config-schema/src/main/resources/net/corda/schema/configuration/p2p.linkManager/1.0/corda.p2p.linkManager.json
+++ b/data/config-schema/src/main/resources/net/corda/schema/configuration/p2p.linkManager/1.0/corda.p2p.linkManager.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "sessionsPerPeer": {
       "description": "The number of actively maintained sessions between two peers.",
       "type": "integer",
-      "default": 4,
+      "default": 2,
       "minimum": 1
     },
     "revocationCheck": {