diff --git a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
index 6142debbe06e7..601e068820610 100644
--- a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl ExecutionCacheConfig {
                 ExecutionCacheConfig::WritebackCache {
                     backpressure_threshold,
                     ..
-                } => backpressure_threshold.unwrap_or(10000),
+                } => backpressure_threshold.unwrap_or(100_000),
             })
     }