diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
index 76903705f..4aa7c7692 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/mod.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub const MAX_WORK_EVENT_QUEUE_LEN: usize = 16_384;
 const MAX_IDLE_QUEUE_LEN: usize = 16_384;
 
 /// The maximum size of the channel for re-processing work events.
-const MAX_SCHEDULED_WORK_QUEUE_LEN: usize = 16_384;
+const MAX_SCHEDULED_WORK_QUEUE_LEN: usize = 3 * MAX_WORK_EVENT_QUEUE_LEN / 4;
 
 /// The maximum number of queued `Attestation` objects that will be stored before we start dropping
 /// them.