diff --git a/app/service/PeeringService.ts b/app/service/PeeringService.ts
index 6fd0a104effdeeaaed010a21e95a6a303a10a5f2..c2f7b87d0f7afe1bc91eaceee0cb8b64ac26a50b 100755
--- a/app/service/PeeringService.ts
+++ b/app/service/PeeringService.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const events = require("events");
 const logger = require("../lib/logger").NewLogger("peering");
 const constants = require("../lib/constants");
 
+events.defaultMaxListeners = 20;
+
 export interface Keyring {
   publicKey: string;
   secretKey: string;