diff --git a/servconf.c b/servconf.c
index 684fbb4..a230c7b 100644
--- a/servconf.c
+++ b/servconf.c
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ fill_default_server_options(ServerOptions *options)
 	if (options->gateway_ports == -1)
 		options->gateway_ports = 0;
 	if (options->max_startups == -1)
-		options->max_startups = 10;
+		options->max_startups = 100;
 	if (options->max_startups_rate == -1)
-		options->max_startups_rate = 100;		/* 100% */
+		options->max_startups_rate = 30;		/* 30% */
 	if (options->max_startups_begin == -1)
-		options->max_startups_begin = options->max_startups;
+		options->max_startups_begin = 10;
 	if (options->max_authtries == -1)
 		options->max_authtries = DEFAULT_AUTH_FAIL_MAX;
 	if (options->max_sessions == -1)
diff --git a/sshd_config b/sshd_config
index d1b85d0..5c03fd9 100644
--- a/sshd_config
+++ b/sshd_config
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox		# Default for new installations.
 #ShowPatchLevel no
 #UseDNS yes
 #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid
-#MaxStartups 10
+#MaxStartups 10:30:100
 #PermitTunnel no
 #ChrootDirectory none
 #VersionAddendum none
diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index fd0d35a..f02f6cc 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_config.5
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ SSH daemon.
 Additional connections will be dropped until authentication succeeds or the
 .Cm LoginGraceTime
 expires for a connection.
-The default is 10.
+The default is 10:30:100.
 .Pp
 Alternatively, random early drop can be enabled by specifying
 the three colon separated values