diff --git a/config/protocol.mainnet.yml b/config/protocol.mainnet.yml
index 5325d6afe..b511485ec 100644
--- a/config/protocol.mainnet.yml
+++ b/config/protocol.mainnet.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ApplicationConfiguration:
   PingTimeout: 90
   MaxPeers: 100
   AttemptConnPeers: 20
-  MinPeers: 5
+  MinPeers: 10
   Oracle:
     Enabled: false
     AllowedContentTypes:
diff --git a/config/protocol.testnet.yml b/config/protocol.testnet.yml
index c5cc9ec0f..30696bc06 100644
--- a/config/protocol.testnet.yml
+++ b/config/protocol.testnet.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ApplicationConfiguration:
   PingTimeout: 90
   MaxPeers: 100
   AttemptConnPeers: 20
-  MinPeers: 5
+  MinPeers: 10
   Oracle:
     Enabled: false
     AllowedContentTypes: