diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index f209db3a..e86a9472 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ slow_down_sleep_time:8
 tweak_fg_sleep:true
 min_fg_sleep:3.0
 max_fg_sleep:8.0
-max_fg_sleep_at_downloads:8
+max_fg_sleep_at_downloads:4
 
 ## Extra metadata that this adapter knows about.  See [archiveofourown.org]
 ## for examples of how to use them.