diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
index f226c99f784..3b7abdd97dd 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ export async function createNodejsLibp2p(options: ILibp2pOptions): Promise<Libp2
       dialTimeout: 30_000,
 
       autoDial: false,
-      // This is the default value, we reject connections based on tcp() option above so this is not important
-      maxConnections: Infinity,
+      // DOCS: the maximum number of connections libp2p is willing to have before it starts disconnecting.
+      // If ConnectionManager.size > maxConnections calls _maybeDisconnectOne() which will sort peers disconnect
+      // the one with the least `_peerValues`. That's a custom peer generalized score that's not used, so it always
+      // has the same value in current Lodestar usage.
+      maxConnections: options.maxConnections,
       // DOCS: the minimum number of connections below which libp2p not activate preemptive disconnections.
       // If ConnectionManager.size < minConnections, it won't prune peers in _maybeDisconnectOne(). If autoDial is
       // off it doesn't have any effect in behaviour.