diff --git a/streamer/src/nonblocking/stream_throttle.rs b/streamer/src/nonblocking/stream_throttle.rs
index 8fda63271816e6..2a9f6382dd6596 100644
--- a/streamer/src/nonblocking/stream_throttle.rs
+++ b/streamer/src/nonblocking/stream_throttle.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use {
     },
 };
 
-/// Limit to 250K PPS
-const MAX_STREAMS_PER_MS: u64 = 250;
+/// Limit to 25K PPS
+const MAX_STREAMS_PER_MS: u64 = 25;
 const MAX_UNSTAKED_STREAMS_PERCENT: u64 = 20;
 const STREAM_THROTTLING_INTERVAL_MS: u64 = 100;
 pub const STREAM_STOP_CODE_THROTTLING: u32 = 15;
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ pub mod test {
             Arc::new(StreamStats::default()),
             MAX_UNSTAKED_CONNECTIONS,
         ));
-        // 25K packets per ms * 20% / 500 max unstaked connections
+        // 2500 packets per 100 ms * 20% / 500 max unstaked connections
         assert_eq!(
             load_ema.available_load_capacity_in_throttling_duration(
                 ConnectionPeerType::Unstaked,
                 10000,
             ),
-            10
+            1
         );
     }