diff --git a/blockauth b/blockauth
index 4cbd02c..3849b15 100755
--- a/blockauth
+++ b/blockauth
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ else
   echo "always_ip_allowed=\"192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
   echo "blocklist=\"/etc/blockauth/blocklist.list\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
   echo "filelog=\"/etc/blockauth/blockauth.log\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
-  echo "max_ip_blocklist=\"12500\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
+  echo "max_ip_blocklist=\"500\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
   echo "block_ports=\"22,80,443\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
 fi
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if [ -z "${filelog}" ] ; then
   echo "filelog=\"/etc/blockauth/blockauth.log\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
 fi
 if [ -z "${max_ip_blocklist}" ] ; then
-  echo "max_ip_blocklist=\"12500\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
+  echo "max_ip_blocklist=\"500\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
 fi
 if [ -z "${block_ports}" ] ; then
   echo "block_ports=\"22,80,443\"" >> /etc/blockauth/blockauth.conf
diff --git a/config/blockauth.conf b/config/blockauth.conf
index 3c93f73..a056d80 100644
--- a/config/blockauth.conf
+++ b/config/blockauth.conf
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ valid_users="test1 test2"
 always_ip_allowed="192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2"
 blocklist="/etc/blockauth/blocklist.list"
 filelog="/etc/blockauth/blockauth.log"
-max_ip_blocklist="12500"
+max_ip_blocklist="500"
 block_ports="22,80,443"