diff --git a/src/BtRuntime.h b/src/BtRuntime.h
index 4e1b7892..4b58f748 100644
--- a/src/BtRuntime.h
+++ b/src/BtRuntime.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "SharedHandle.h"
 
-#define MIN_PEERS 15
+#define MIN_PEERS 40
 
 class BtRuntime {
 private:
diff --git a/src/DefaultBtInteractive.cc b/src/DefaultBtInteractive.cc
index 0263bc43..c3ab0676 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBtInteractive.cc
+++ b/src/DefaultBtInteractive.cc
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void DefaultBtInteractive::detectMessageFlooding() {
 void DefaultBtInteractive::checkActiveInteraction()
 {
   int32_t interval = 5*60;
-  if(inactiveCheckPoint.elapsed(interval) && btRuntime->getConnections() >= MAX_PEERS) {
+  if(inactiveCheckPoint.elapsed(interval)) {
     throw new DlAbortEx(EX_DROP_INACTIVE_CONNECTION, interval);
   }
 }