diff --git a/sn_client/src/file_apis.rs b/sn_client/src/file_apis.rs
index 0455b75efd..bddd29fe32 100644
--- a/sn_client/src/file_apis.rs
+++ b/sn_client/src/file_apis.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct Files {
 type ChunkFileResult = Result<(XorName, u64, Vec<(XorName, PathBuf)>)>;
 
 // Defines the size of batch for the parallel downloading of data.
-pub const BATCH_SIZE: usize = 100;
+pub const BATCH_SIZE: usize = 64;
 
 impl Files {
     /// Create file apis instance.