diff --git a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/define.ml b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/define.ml
index f574397a4c..96c125a969 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/define.ml
+++ b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/define.ml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ let xs_daemon_socket_ro = Paths.xen_run_stored ^ "/socket_ro"
 
 let default_config_dir = Paths.xen_config_dir
 
-let maxwatch = ref (50)
-let maxtransaction = ref (20)
-let maxrequests = ref (-1)   (* maximum requests per transaction *)
+let maxwatch = ref (100)
+let maxtransaction = ref (10)
+let maxrequests = ref (1024)   (* maximum requests per transaction *)
 
 let conflict_burst_limit = ref 5.0
 let conflict_max_history_seconds = ref 0.05
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/quota.ml b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/quota.ml
index abcac91280..6e3d6401ae 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/xenstored/quota.ml
+++ b/tools/ocaml/xenstored/quota.ml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ exception Transaction_opened
 
 let warn fmt = Logging.warn "quota" fmt
 let activate = ref true
-let maxent = ref (10000)
-let maxsize = ref (4096)
+let maxent = ref (1000)
+let maxsize = ref (2048)
 
 type t = {
 	maxent: int;               (* max entities per domU *)