diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/BlockchainProcessor.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/BlockchainProcessor.cs
index 1af54a33465..ef0cd3600b6 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/BlockchainProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/Processing/BlockchainProcessor.cs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ private Task RunProcessing()
 
     private void RunProcessingLoop()
     {
-        const int BlocksBacklogTriggeringManualGC = 20;
+        const int BlocksBacklogTriggeringManualGC = 4;
         const int MaxBlocksWithoutGC = 100;
 
         if (_logger.IsDebug) _logger.Debug($"Starting block processor - {_blockQueue.Count} blocks waiting in the queue.");