diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 010938a911..2653bd25a6 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node)
     connOptions.m_max_outbound_full_relay = std::min(MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS, connOptions.nMaxConnections);
     connOptions.m_max_outbound_block_relay = std::min(MAX_BLOCKS_ONLY_CONNECTIONS, connOptions.nMaxConnections-connOptions.m_max_outbound_full_relay);
     connOptions.nMaxAddnode = MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS;
-    connOptions.nMaxFeeler = 1;
+    connOptions.nMaxFeeler = MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS;
     connOptions.nBestHeight = chain_active_height;
     connOptions.uiInterface = &uiInterface;
     connOptions.m_banman = node.banman.get();
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 35d442e61f..66aac6f084 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ static const int MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS = 8;
 static const int MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS = 8;
 /** Maximum number of block-relay-only outgoing connections */
 static const int MAX_BLOCKS_ONLY_CONNECTIONS = 2;
+/** Maximum number of feeler connections */
+static const int MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS = 1;
 /** -listen default */
 static const bool DEFAULT_LISTEN = true;
 /** -upnp default */
diff --git a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
index 6314c1a42f..75b38670c9 100644
--- a/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/denialofservice_tests.cpp
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stale_tip_peer_management)
     auto peerLogic = MakeUnique<PeerLogicValidation>(connman.get(), nullptr, *m_node.scheduler, *m_node.mempool);
 
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
-    constexpr int max_outbound_full_relay = 8;
+    constexpr int max_outbound_full_relay = MAX_OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY_CONNECTIONS;
     CConnman::Options options;
-    options.nMaxConnections = 125;
+    options.nMaxConnections = DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS;
     options.m_max_outbound_full_relay = max_outbound_full_relay;
-    options.nMaxFeeler = 1;
+    options.nMaxFeeler = MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS;
 
     connman->Init(options);
     std::vector<CNode *> vNodes;