diff --git a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
index 527929f9..c1e47318 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<Integer> publishValue(Multihash publisher,
         }
 
         Set<Multihash> publishes = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
-        int minPublishes = 40;
+        int minPublishes = 30;
 
         Id keyId = Id.create(Hash.sha256(key), 256);
         SortedSet<RoutingEntry> toQuery = new TreeSet<>((a, b) -> compareKeys(a, b, keyId));