diff --git a/sync/src/block_sync.rs b/sync/src/block_sync.rs
index 68fa65564..fbd7eddae 100644
--- a/sync/src/block_sync.rs
+++ b/sync/src/block_sync.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use sync_io::SyncIo;
 use blocks::BlockCollection;
 
 const MAX_HEADERS_TO_REQUEST: usize = 128;
-const MAX_BODIES_TO_REQUEST: usize = 64;
+const MAX_BODIES_TO_REQUEST: usize = 32;
 const MAX_RECEPITS_TO_REQUEST: usize = 128;
 const SUBCHAIN_SIZE: u64 = 256;
 const MAX_ROUND_PARENTS: usize = 16;
diff --git a/sync/src/chain.rs b/sync/src/chain.rs
index 05e979bbd..7423f8254 100644
--- a/sync/src/chain.rs
+++ b/sync/src/chain.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ const MAX_SNAPSHOT_CHUNKS_DOWNLOAD_AHEAD: usize = 3;
 const WAIT_PEERS_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 5;
 const STATUS_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 5;
 const HEADERS_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 15;
-const BODIES_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 10;
+const BODIES_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 20;
 const RECEIPTS_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 10;
 const FORK_HEADER_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 3;
 const SNAPSHOT_MANIFEST_TIMEOUT_SEC: u64 = 5;