diff --git a/etherpump/commands/pull.py b/etherpump/commands/pull.py
index 907cd17..2b90c61 100644
--- a/etherpump/commands/pull.py
+++ b/etherpump/commands/pull.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def build_argument_parser(args):
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--connection",
-        default=5,
+        default=200,
         type=int,
         help="number of connections to run concurrently",
     )