diff --git a/lib/common.js b/lib/common.js
index a6f191a..3b255e4 100644
--- a/lib/common.js
+++ b/lib/common.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var extend = require('xtend/mutable')
 
 exports.DEFAULT_ANNOUNCE_INTERVAL = 30 * 60 * 1000 // 30 minutes
 
-exports.DEFAULT_ANNOUNCE_PEERS = 50
+exports.DEFAULT_ANNOUNCE_PEERS = process.browser ? 5 : 50
 exports.MAX_ANNOUNCE_PEERS = 82
 
 exports.binaryToHex = function (str) {