diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 512ea8af98cb4..a8598739876fb 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ define('long', {
 })
 
 define('maxsockets', {
-  default: Infinity,
+  default: 50,
   type: Number,
   description: `
     The maximum number of connections to use per origin (protocol/host/port