diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/outbound.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/outbound.rs
index 6115f874ef..a75ec12501 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/outbound.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/outbound.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> OutboundRequest<TSpec> {
             OutboundRequest::Goodbye(_) => 0,
             OutboundRequest::BlocksByRange(req) => req.count,
             OutboundRequest::BlocksByRoot(req) => req.block_roots.len() as u64,
-            OutboundRequest::BlobsByRange(req) => req.count,
+            OutboundRequest::BlobsByRange(req) => req.count * TSpec::max_blobs_per_block() as u64,
             OutboundRequest::BlobsByRoot(req) => req.blob_ids.len() as u64,
             OutboundRequest::Ping(_) => 1,
             OutboundRequest::MetaData(_) => 1,
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/protocol.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/protocol.rs
index ed3b5a779f..ea6293cf9b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/protocol.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/rpc/protocol.rs
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> InboundRequest<TSpec> {
             InboundRequest::Goodbye(_) => 0,
             InboundRequest::BlocksByRange(req) => req.count,
             InboundRequest::BlocksByRoot(req) => req.block_roots.len() as u64,
-            InboundRequest::BlobsByRange(req) => req.count,
+            InboundRequest::BlobsByRange(req) => req.count * TSpec::max_blobs_per_block() as u64,
             InboundRequest::BlobsByRoot(req) => req.blob_ids.len() as u64,
             InboundRequest::Ping(_) => 1,
             InboundRequest::MetaData(_) => 1,