diff --git a/distributed/stealing.py b/distributed/stealing.py
index 098b9e61ce8..22ed5c08107 100644
--- a/distributed/stealing.py
+++ b/distributed/stealing.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from .utils import key_split, log_errors
 from .diagnostics.plugin import SchedulerPlugin
 
-BANDWIDTH = 200e6
+BANDWIDTH = 100e6
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 class WorkStealing(SchedulerPlugin):
     def __init__(self, scheduler):
         self.scheduler = scheduler
-        self.stealable = [set() for i in range(12)]
+        self.stealable = [set() for i in range(15)]
         self.key_stealable = dict()
         self.stealable_unknown_durations = defaultdict(set)
 
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ def steal_time_ratio(self, key, bandwidth=BANDWIDTH, split=None):
                 ratio = compute_time / transfer_time
             except ZeroDivisionError:
                 ratio = 10000
-            if ratio > 8:
+            if ratio == 10000:
                 loc = 0
+            elif ratio > 32:
+                loc = 1
             elif ratio < 2**-8:
                 loc = -1
             else:
-                loc = int(-round(log(ratio) / log(2), 0) + 3)
+                loc = int(-round(log(ratio) / log(2), 0) + 5) + 1
             return ratio, loc
 
     def move_task(self, key, victim, thief):
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ def balance(self):
 
                     original = stealable
 
-                    ratio = 2 ** (level - 3)
+                    ratio = 2 ** (level - 5)
 
                     duration_if_hold = len(stealable) / len(self.scheduler.saturated)
                     duration_if_steal = ratio
diff --git a/distributed/worker.py b/distributed/worker.py
index 097abfd0bb9..f91dcc16f5f 100644
--- a/distributed/worker.py
+++ b/distributed/worker.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def __init__(self, scheduler_ip, scheduler_port, ip=None, ncores=None,
         }
 
         super(WorkerBase, self).__init__(handlers, io_loop=self.loop,
-                connection_limit=128, **kwargs)
+                connection_limit=64, **kwargs)
 
         self.heartbeat_callback = PeriodicCallback(self.heartbeat,
                                                    self.heartbeat_interval,