diff --git a/peermgr/peermgr.go b/peermgr/peermgr.go
index 22879141e..fe87e723f 100644
--- a/peermgr/peermgr.go
+++ b/peermgr/peermgr.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var log = logging.Logger("peermgr")
 
 const (
 	MaxFilPeers = 32
-	MinFilPeers = 8
+	MinFilPeers = 12
 )
 
 type MaybePeerMgr struct {