diff --git a/cmd/node/config/fullArchiveP2P.toml b/cmd/node/config/fullArchiveP2P.toml
index 0dd790a83f6..0a7ee26a73f 100644
--- a/cmd/node/config/fullArchiveP2P.toml
+++ b/cmd/node/config/fullArchiveP2P.toml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
 [Sharding]
     # The targeted number of peer connections
     TargetPeerCount = 36
-    MaxIntraShardValidators = 7
-    MaxCrossShardValidators = 15
-    MaxIntraShardObservers = 2
+    MaxIntraShardValidators = 6
+    MaxCrossShardValidators = 13
+    MaxIntraShardObservers = 5
     MaxCrossShardObservers = 3
     MaxSeeders = 2
 
diff --git a/cmd/node/config/p2p.toml b/cmd/node/config/p2p.toml
index 62d30fd19f7..6e9931f9bc1 100644
--- a/cmd/node/config/p2p.toml
+++ b/cmd/node/config/p2p.toml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
 [Sharding]
     # The targeted number of peer connections
     TargetPeerCount = 36
-    MaxIntraShardValidators = 7
-    MaxCrossShardValidators = 15
-    MaxIntraShardObservers = 2
+    MaxIntraShardValidators = 6
+    MaxCrossShardValidators = 13
+    MaxIntraShardObservers = 5
     MaxCrossShardObservers = 3
     MaxSeeders = 2