diff --git a/src/shared/config.ts b/src/shared/config.ts
index c56c64b0..97b28d25 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.ts
+++ b/src/shared/config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const markdownFieldCharacterLimit = 50000;
 export const maxUploadImages = 20;
 export const concurrentImageUpload = 4;
 export const updateUnreadCountsInterval = 30000;
-export const fetchLimit = 40;
+export const fetchLimit = 20;
 export const relTags = "noopener nofollow";
 export const emDash = "\u2014";