diff --git a/parity/cli/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/config.full.toml
index c0914de4c..5e6bc367a 100644
--- a/parity/cli/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/config.full.toml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ refuse_service_transactions = false
 [footprint]
 tracing = "auto"
 pruning = "auto"
-pruning_history = 1200
+pruning_history = 64
 pruning_memory = 500
 cache_size_db = 64
 cache_size_blocks = 8
diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index 6e24f639d..7ac7f8c8d 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ usage! {
 			or |c: &Config| otry!(c.footprint).tracing.clone(),
 		flag_pruning: String = "auto",
 			or |c: &Config| otry!(c.footprint).pruning.clone(),
-		flag_pruning_history: u64 = 1200u64,
+		flag_pruning_history: u64 = 64u64,
 			or |c: &Config| otry!(c.footprint).pruning_history.clone(),
-		flag_pruning_memory: usize = 150usize,
+		flag_pruning_memory: usize = 75usize,
 			or |c: &Config| otry!(c.footprint).pruning_memory.clone(),
 		flag_cache_size_db: u32 = 64u32,
 			or |c: &Config| otry!(c.footprint).cache_size_db.clone(),
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ mod tests {
 			// -- Footprint Options
 			flag_tracing: "auto".into(),
 			flag_pruning: "auto".into(),
-			flag_pruning_history: 1200u64,
+			flag_pruning_history: 64u64,
 			flag_pruning_memory: 500usize,
 			flag_cache_size_db: 64u32,
 			flag_cache_size_blocks: 8u32,
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index c500f045a..349e57679 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -971,8 +971,8 @@ mod tests {
 			file_path: Some("blockchain.json".into()),
 			format: Default::default(),
 			pruning: Default::default(),
-			pruning_history: 1200,
-			pruning_memory: 150,
+			pruning_history: 64,
+			pruning_memory: 75,
 			compaction: Default::default(),
 			wal: true,
 			tracing: Default::default(),
@@ -994,8 +994,8 @@ mod tests {
 			dirs: Default::default(),
 			file_path: Some("blockchain.json".into()),
 			pruning: Default::default(),
-			pruning_history: 1200,
-			pruning_memory: 150,
+			pruning_history: 64,
+			pruning_memory: 75,
 			format: Default::default(),
 			compaction: Default::default(),
 			wal: true,
@@ -1017,8 +1017,8 @@ mod tests {
 			dirs: Default::default(),
 			file_path: Some("state.json".into()),
 			pruning: Default::default(),
-			pruning_history: 1200,
-			pruning_memory: 150,
+			pruning_history: 64,
+			pruning_memory: 75,
 			format: Default::default(),
 			compaction: Default::default(),
 			wal: true,
@@ -1042,8 +1042,8 @@ mod tests {
 			dirs: Default::default(),
 			file_path: Some("blockchain.json".into()),
 			pruning: Default::default(),
-			pruning_history: 1200,
-			pruning_memory: 150,
+			pruning_history: 64,
+			pruning_memory: 75,
 			format: Some(DataFormat::Hex),
 			compaction: Default::default(),
 			wal: true,
@@ -1078,8 +1078,8 @@ mod tests {
 			dirs: Default::default(),
 			spec: Default::default(),
 			pruning: Default::default(),
-			pruning_history: 1200,
-			pruning_memory: 150,
+			pruning_history: 64,
+			pruning_memory: 75,
 			daemon: None,
 			logger_config: Default::default(),
 			miner_options: Default::default(),