diff --git a/ethereum/retesteth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/retesteth/RetestethContext.java b/ethereum/retesteth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/retesteth/RetestethContext.java
index 2d31ef0aee..57697e7d0a 100644
--- a/ethereum/retesteth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/retesteth/RetestethContext.java
+++ b/ethereum/retesteth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/retesteth/RetestethContext.java
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ public class RetestethContext {
     final EthContext ethContext = new EthContext(ethPeers, new EthMessages(), ethScheduler);
 
     final TransactionPoolConfiguration transactionPoolConfiguration =
-        ImmutableTransactionPoolConfiguration.builder().build();
+        ImmutableTransactionPoolConfiguration.builder()
+            .txPoolLimitByAccountPercentage(0.004f)
+            .build();
 
     transactionPool =
         TransactionPoolFactory.createTransactionPool(