diff --git a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/repository.py b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/repository.py
index d0c8cb4ad..a23e56468 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/repository.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/repository.py
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class Repository:
             return {}
         return data
 
-    def handle_eapi3_database_sync(self, repo, threshold = 1500,
+    def handle_eapi3_database_sync(self, repo, threshold = 300,
         chunk_size = 12):
 
         def prepare_exit(mysock, session = None):