diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 2abf87dc..71f58ac4 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ If `opts` is specified, then the default options (shown below) will be overridde
 {
   announce: [],              // Torrent trackers to use (added to list in .torrent or magnet uri)
   getAnnounceOpts: Function, // Custom callback to allow sending extra parameters to the tracker
-  maxWebConns: Number,       // Max number of simultaneous connections per web seed
+  maxWebConns: Number,       // Max number of simultaneous connections per web seed [default=4]
   path: String,              // Folder to download files to (default=`/tmp/webtorrent/`)
   store: Function            // Custom chunk store (must follow [abstract-chunk-store](https://www.npmjs.com/package/abstract-chunk-store) API)
 }
diff --git a/lib/torrent.js b/lib/torrent.js
index 7f583c4f..622b58f6 100644
--- a/lib/torrent.js
+++ b/lib/torrent.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function Torrent (torrentId, client, opts) {
 
   this.strategy = opts.strategy || 'sequential'
 
-  this.maxWebConns = opts.maxWebConns
+  this.maxWebConns = opts.maxWebConns || 4
 
   this._rechokeNumSlots = (opts.uploads === false || opts.uploads === 0)
     ? 0