diff --git a/libtorrent/src/session.cpp b/libtorrent/src/session.cpp
index 2559cecf..196d452a 100644
--- a/libtorrent/src/session.cpp
+++ b/libtorrent/src/session.cpp
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		, coalesce_writes(false)
 		, outgoing_ports(0,0)
 		, peer_tos(0)
-		, active_downloads(6)
+		, active_downloads(20)
 		, active_seeds(5)
 		, active_dht_limit(88) // don't announce more than once every 40 seconds
 		, active_tracker_limit(1600) // don't announce to trackers more than once every 1.125 seconds