diff --git a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
index 470907094a..6411ba366f 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ pub fn cli_app() -> Command {
                 .long("state-cache-size")
                 .value_name("STATE_CACHE_SIZE")
                 .help("Specifies the size of the state cache")
-                .default_value("128")
+                .default_value("32")
                 .action(ArgAction::Set)
                 .display_order(0)
         )
diff --git a/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs b/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
index 984fb45584..ffd2832d6f 100644
--- a/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ fn block_cache_size_flag() {
 fn state_cache_size_default() {
     CommandLineTest::new()
         .run_with_zero_port()
-        .with_config(|config| assert_eq!(config.store.state_cache_size, new_non_zero_usize(128)));
+        .with_config(|config| assert_eq!(config.store.state_cache_size, new_non_zero_usize(32)));
 }
 #[test]
 fn state_cache_size_flag() {