diff --git a/gossipsub.go b/gossipsub.go
index 4c4a76bb..76e7552c 100644
--- a/gossipsub.go
+++ b/gossipsub.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var (
 	GossipSubOpportunisticGraftPeers          = 2
 	GossipSubGraftFloodThreshold              = 10 * time.Second
 	GossipSubMaxIHaveLength                   = 5000
-	GossipSubMaxIHaveMessages                 = 10
+	GossipSubMaxIHaveMessages                 = 1000
 	GossipSubMaxIDontWantMessages             = 10
 	GossipSubIWantFollowupTime                = 3 * time.Second
 	GossipSubIDontWantMessageThreshold        = 1024 // 1KB