diff --git a/lib/services/header/index.js b/lib/services/header/index.js
index d4e57dac..849f1a0d 100644
--- a/lib/services/header/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/header/index.js
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ var HeaderService = function(options) {
 
   this.subscriptions = {};
   this.subscriptions.block = [];
-  this._checkpoint = options.checkpoint || 2000; // set to -1 to resync all headers.
+  this._checkpoint = options.checkpoint || 20000; // set to -1 to resync all headers.
   this.GENESIS_HASH = constants.BITCOIN_GENESIS_HASH[this.node.network];
   this._lastHeader = null;
   this._initialSync = true;
   this._originalHeight = 0;
-  this._lastHeaderCount = 2000;
+  this._lastHeaderCount = 20000;
 
   this._slowMode = options.slowMode;
 };