diff --git a/sync/src/chain.rs b/sync/src/chain.rs
index e60996099..86c28d59a 100644
--- a/sync/src/chain.rs
+++ b/sync/src/chain.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ const MAX_TRANSACTION_PACKET_SIZE: usize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
 // Maximal number of transactions in sent in single packet.
 const MAX_TRANSACTIONS_TO_PROPAGATE: usize = 64;
 // Min number of blocks to be behind for a snapshot sync
-const SNAPSHOT_RESTORE_THRESHOLD: BlockNumber = 10000;
+const SNAPSHOT_RESTORE_THRESHOLD: BlockNumber = 30000;
 const SNAPSHOT_MIN_PEERS: usize = 3;
 
 const STATUS_PACKET: u8 = 0x00;