diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index e5c800b..6bd9418 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
   server['login_grace_time']         = '30s'
   server['max_auth_tries']           = 2
   server['max_sessions']             = 10
-  server['max_startups']             = '10:30:100'
+  server['max_startups']             = '10:30:60'
   server['password_authentication']  = false
   server['log_level']                = 'verbose'
   server['accept_env']               = ['LANG', 'LC_*', 'LANGUAGE']