diff --git a/prover/src/utils/config.rs b/prover/src/utils/config.rs
index e4bb348..acc3a92 100644
--- a/prover/src/utils/config.rs
+++ b/prover/src/utils/config.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl core::default::Default for Template {
                 fri: StarkFri {
                     fri_step_list: vec![0, 4, 4, 4],
                     last_layer_degree_bound: 128,
-                    n_queries: 16,
+                    n_queries: 8,
                     proof_of_work_bits: 30,
                 },
                 log_n_cosets: 3,