diff --git a/go/config/enclave_config.go b/go/config/enclave_config.go
index fbc0f6ffea..f53d59b399 100644
--- a/go/config/enclave_config.go
+++ b/go/config/enclave_config.go
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ func DefaultEnclaveConfig() *EnclaveConfig {
 		MaxRollupSize:             1024 * 64,
 		GasPaymentAddress:         gethcommon.HexToAddress("0xa714Ae85AA66424766ba4Df364EECc43197051A6"),
 		BaseFee:                   new(big.Int).SetUint64(1),
-		GasLimit:                  new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.MaxGasLimit),
+		GasLimit:                  new(big.Int).SetUint64(params.MaxGasLimit / 6),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go/enclave/components/batch_executor.go b/go/enclave/components/batch_executor.go
index d549eee85b..d28c91f178 100644
--- a/go/enclave/components/batch_executor.go
+++ b/go/enclave/components/batch_executor.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (executor *batchExecutor) CreateGenesisState(
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	var limit uint64 = params.MaxGasLimit
+	var limit uint64 = params.MaxGasLimit / 6
 	if gasLimit != nil {
 		limit = gasLimit.Uint64()
 	}