diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index 216ad470f..a65a4b799 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -704,11 +704,11 @@ usage! {
 			"--price-update-period=[T]",
 			"T will be allowed to pass between each gas price update. T may be daily, hourly, a number of seconds, or a time string of the form \"2 days\", \"30 minutes\" etc..",
 
-			ARG arg_gas_floor_target: (String) = "4700000", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.gas_floor_target.clone(),
+			ARG arg_gas_floor_target: (String) = "8000000", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.gas_floor_target.clone(),
 			"--gas-floor-target=[GAS]",
 			"Amount of gas per block to target when sealing a new block.",
 
-			ARG arg_gas_cap: (String) = "6283184", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.gas_cap.clone(),
+			ARG arg_gas_cap: (String) = "10000000", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.gas_cap.clone(),
 			"--gas-cap=[GAS]",
 			"A cap on how large we will raise the gas limit per block due to transaction volume.",
 
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ mod tests {
 			arg_reseal_max_period: 60000u64,
 			flag_reseal_on_uncle: false,
 			arg_work_queue_size: 20usize,
-			arg_tx_gas_limit: Some("6283184".into()),
+			arg_tx_gas_limit: Some("10000000".into()),
 			arg_tx_time_limit: Some(100u64),
 			arg_relay_set: "cheap".into(),
 			arg_min_gas_price: Some(0u64),
@@ -1726,8 +1726,8 @@ mod tests {
 			arg_poll_lifetime: 60u32,
 			arg_usd_per_eth: "auto".into(),
 			arg_price_update_period: "hourly".into(),
-			arg_gas_floor_target: "4700000".into(),
-			arg_gas_cap: "6283184".into(),
+			arg_gas_floor_target: "8000000".into(),
+			arg_gas_cap: "10000000".into(),
 			arg_extra_data: Some("Parity".into()),
 			flag_tx_queue_no_unfamiliar_locals: false,
 			flag_tx_queue_no_early_reject: false,
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
index d615996cf..2c9fe271d 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ min_gas_price = 0
 usd_per_tx = "0.0001"
 usd_per_eth = "auto"
 price_update_period = "hourly"
-gas_floor_target = "4700000"
-gas_cap = "6283184"
+gas_floor_target = "8000000"
+gas_cap = "10000000"
 tx_queue_size = 8192
 tx_queue_strategy = "gas_factor"
 tx_queue_ban_count = 1
 tx_queue_ban_time = 180 #s
-tx_gas_limit = "6283184"
+tx_gas_limit = "10000000"
 tx_time_limit = 100 #ms
 tx_queue_no_unfamiliar_locals = false
 tx_queue_no_early_reject = false
diff --git a/parity/params.rs b/parity/params.rs
index df924aee3..52a2c3a04 100644
--- a/parity/params.rs
+++ b/parity/params.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ impl Default for MinerExtras {
 			author: Default::default(),
 			engine_signer: Default::default(),
 			extra_data: version_data(),
-			gas_range_target: (4_700_000.into(), 6_283_184.into()),
+			gas_range_target: (8_000_000.into(), 10_000_000.into()),
 			work_notify: Default::default(),
 		}
 	}