diff --git a/src/jsd.h b/src/jsd.h
index b2156fd..33e2d6c 100644
--- a/src/jsd.h
+++ b/src/jsd.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "jsd/jsd_pub.h"
 
 #define JSD_PO2OP_MAX_ATTEMPTS 3
-#define JSD_ELIST_MAX_READS 100
+#define JSD_ELIST_MAX_READS 20
 
 /**
  * @brief converts ec_state int to human-readable string