diff --git a/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh b/prog/weave-kube/launch.sh
index d605a7bf..c8ba8ebf 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}
 STATUS_ADDR=${WEAVE_STATUS_ADDR:-0.0.0.0:6782}
 HOST_ROOT=${HOST_ROOT:-/host}
-CONN_LIMIT=${CONN_LIMIT:-30}
+CONN_LIMIT=${CONN_LIMIT:-100}
 DB_PREFIX=${DB_PREFIX:-/weavedb/weave-net}
 
 # Check if the IP range overlaps anything existing on the host