diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 92a7bfb..fcceccf 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const MIN_ALTITUDE: f32 = 13.5;
 /// Toid Watching
 pub struct Config {
     /// how many Toids to spawn
-    #[argh(option, short = 't', default = "5_000")]
+    #[argh(option, short = 't', default = "1_000")]
     pub toids: usize,
 }