diff --git a/core/src/ledger_cleanup_service.rs b/core/src/ledger_cleanup_service.rs
index d5772042659119..d8e00e7e92529d 100644
--- a/core/src/ledger_cleanup_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/ledger_cleanup_service.rs
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ use std::thread;
 use std::thread::{Builder, JoinHandle};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-// - To try and keep the RocksDB size under 512GB:
-//   Seeing about 1600b/shred, using 2000b/shred for margin, so 250m shreds can be stored in 512gb.
-//   at 5k shreds/slot at 50k tps, this is 500k slots (~5.5 hours).
+// - To try and keep the RocksDB size under 400GB:
+//   Seeing about 1600b/shred, using 2000b/shred for margin, so 200m shreds can be stored in 400gb.
+//   at 5k shreds/slot at 50k tps, this is 500k slots (~5 hours).
 //   At idle, 60 shreds/slot this is about 4m slots (18 days)
 // This is chosen to allow enough time for
 // - A validator to download a snapshot from a peer and boot from it
 // - To make sure that if a validator needs to reboot from its own snapshot, it has enough slots locally
 //   to catch back up to where it was when it stopped
-pub const DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS: u64 = 250_000_000;
+pub const DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS: u64 = 200_000_000;
+
+// Allow down to 50m, or 3.5 days at idle, 1hr at 50k load, around ~100GB
+pub const DEFAULT_MIN_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS: u64 = 50_000_000;
 
 // Check for removing slots at this interval so we don't purge too often
 // and starve other blockstore users.
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index eb2430ad12fc4c..983337a23f754c 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ use solana_clap_utils::{
     keypair::SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG,
 };
 use solana_client::rpc_client::RpcClient;
-use solana_core::ledger_cleanup_service::DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS;
+use solana_core::ledger_cleanup_service::{
+    DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS, DEFAULT_MIN_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS,
+};
 use solana_core::{
     cluster_info::{ClusterInfo, Node, VALIDATOR_PORT_RANGE},
     contact_info::ContactInfo,
@@ -1027,10 +1029,10 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     if matches.is_present("limit_ledger_size") {
         let limit_ledger_size = value_t_or_exit!(matches, "limit_ledger_size", u64);
-        if limit_ledger_size < DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS {
+        if limit_ledger_size < DEFAULT_MIN_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS {
             eprintln!(
                 "The provided --limit-ledger-size value was too small, the minimum value is {}",
-                DEFAULT_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS
+                DEFAULT_MIN_MAX_LEDGER_SHREDS
             );
             exit(1);
         }