diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh b/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
index 44929577..b838c3ef 100755
--- a/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
+++ b/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ IPALLOC_RANGE=${IPALLOC_RANGE:-10.32.0.0/12}
 HTTP_ADDR=${WEAVE_HTTP_ADDR:-127.0.0.1:6784}
 METRICS_ADDR=${WEAVE_METRICS_ADDR:-0.0.0.0:6782}
 HOST_ROOT=${HOST_ROOT:-/host}
-CONN_LIMIT=${CONN_LIMIT:-100}
+CONN_LIMIT=${CONN_LIMIT:-200}
 DB_PREFIX=${DB_PREFIX:-/weavedb/weave-net}
 
 # Check if the IP range overlaps anything existing on the host
diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index abd2ad6d..7194b205 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func main() {
 	mflag.StringVar(&logLevel, []string{"-log-level"}, "info", "logging level (debug, info, warning, error)")
 	mflag.BoolVar(&pktdebug, []string{"-pkt-debug"}, false, "enable per-packet debug logging")
 	mflag.StringVar(&prof, []string{"-profile"}, "", "enable profiling and write profiles to given path")
-	mflag.IntVar(&config.ConnLimit, []string{"-conn-limit"}, 100, "connection limit (0 for unlimited)")
+	mflag.IntVar(&config.ConnLimit, []string{"-conn-limit"}, 200, "connection limit (0 for unlimited)")
 	mflag.BoolVar(&noDiscovery, []string{"-no-discovery"}, false, "disable peer discovery")
 	mflag.IntVar(&bufSzMB, []string{"-bufsz"}, 8, "capture buffer size in MB")
 	mflag.IntVar(&bridgeConfig.MTU, []string{"-mtu"}, 0, "MTU size")