diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/SynchronizerModuleTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/SynchronizerModuleTests.cs
index 3920eb07a27..d635aadccf8 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/SynchronizerModuleTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization.Test/SynchronizerModuleTests.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 using Nethermind.Core;
 using Nethermind.Core.Test.Builders;
 using Nethermind.Core.Test.Modules;
+using Nethermind.Network.Config;
 using Nethermind.State;
 using Nethermind.Synchronization.FastSync;
 using Nethermind.Synchronization.ParallelSync;
+using Nethermind.Synchronization.Peers;
 using NSubstitute;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -52,4 +54,21 @@ public async Task TestOnTreeSyncFinish_CallVisit()
             .Received(1)
             .VerifyTrie(Arg.Any<BlockHeader>(), Arg.Any<CancellationToken>());
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void SyncPeerPool_should_use_INetworkConfig_MaxActivePeers()
+    {
+        NetworkConfig networkConfig = new() { MaxActivePeers = 75 };
+
+        using IContainer container = new ContainerBuilder()
+            .AddModule(new TestNethermindModule(networkConfig))
+            .AddModule(new SynchronizerModule(new TestSyncConfig()))
+            .AddSingleton(Substitute.For<ITreeSync>())
+            .AddSingleton(Substitute.For<IWorldStateManager>())
+            .Build();
+
+        SyncPeerPool pool = container.Resolve<SyncPeerPool>();
+
+        Assert.That(pool.PeerMaxCount, Is.EqualTo(75));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/Peers/SyncPeerPool.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/Peers/SyncPeerPool.cs
index 99adcbd3eeb..4cdc6c68723 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/Peers/SyncPeerPool.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Synchronization/Peers/SyncPeerPool.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 using Nethermind.Blockchain.Synchronization;
 using Nethermind.Consensus.Validators;
 using Nethermind.Core;
+using Nethermind.Core.Container;
 using Nethermind.Core.Crypto;
 using Nethermind.Core.Extensions;
 using Nethermind.Int256;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public class SyncPeerPool : ISyncPeerPool, IPeerDifficultyRefreshPool
         private readonly TimeSpan _timeBeforeWakingShallowSleepingPeerUp = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(DefaultUpgradeIntervalInMs);
         private Timer? _upgradeTimer;
 
+        [UseConstructorForDependencyInjection]
         public SyncPeerPool(IBlockTree blockTree,
             INodeStatsManager nodeStatsManager,
             IBetterPeerStrategy betterPeerStrategy,