diff --git a/plugins/ua_config_default.c b/plugins/ua_config_default.c
index e13b99192a4..f2746d29cc0 100644
--- a/plugins/ua_config_default.c
+++ b/plugins/ua_config_default.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ setDefaultConfig(UA_ServerConfig *conf, UA_UInt16 portNumber) {
     conf->modellingRulesOnInstances = true;
 
     /* Limits for SecureChannels */
-    conf->maxSecureChannels = 40;
+    conf->maxSecureChannels = 100;
     conf->maxSecurityTokenLifetime = 10 * 60 * 1000; /* 10 minutes */
 
     /* Limits for Sessions */
diff --git a/src/server/ua_server.c b/src/server/ua_server.c
index f777ecd41c1..10f42757282 100644
--- a/src/server/ua_server.c
+++ b/src/server/ua_server.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ UA_Server_run_startup(UA_Server *server) {
 
     /* Are there enough SecureChannels possible for the max number of sessions? */
     if(config->maxSecureChannels != 0 &&
-       (config->maxSessions == 0 || config->maxSessions >= config->maxSecureChannels)) {
+       (config->maxSessions == 0 || config->maxSessions > config->maxSecureChannels)) {
         UA_LOG_WARNING(config->logging, UA_LOGCATEGORY_SERVER,
                        "Maximum SecureChannels count not enough for the "
                        "maximum Sessions count");