diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
index 320bee4879c1..6f7433e7d86f 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Config/IBlocksConfig.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public interface IBlocksConfig : IConfig
     [ConfigItem(Description = "The genesis block load timeout, in milliseconds.", DefaultValue = "40000")]
     int GenesisTimeoutMs { get; set; }
 
-    [ConfigItem(Description = "The max transaction bytes to add in block production, in kilobytes.", DefaultValue = "9728")]
+    [ConfigItem(Description = "The max transaction bytes to add in block production, in kilobytes.", DefaultValue = "7936")]
     long BlockProductionMaxTxKilobytes { get; set; }
 
     [ConfigItem(Description = "The ticker that gas rewards are denominated in for processing logs", DefaultValue = "ETH", HiddenFromDocs = true)]