diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memconfigs/fr_fcfs.xml b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memconfigs/fr_fcfs.xml
index 7f8af9a8..138518c2 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memconfigs/fr_fcfs.xml
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memconfigs/fr_fcfs.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <memconfig>
   <BankwiseLogic value="0"/>
   <OpenPagePolicy value="1" />
-  <MaxNrOfTransactions value="50" />
+  <MaxNrOfTransactions value="8" />
   <Scheduler value="FR_FCFS" />
   <Capsize value="5" />
   <PowerDownMode value="TimeoutPDN" />
diff --git a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
index ab5b71fd..374edd69 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/simulator/src/controller/core/configuration/Configuration.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct Configuration
     //MemConfig
     bool BankwiseLogic = false;
     bool OpenPagePolicy = true;
-    unsigned int MaxNrOfTransactions = 50;
+    unsigned int MaxNrOfTransactions = 8;
     std::string Scheduler;
     unsigned int Capsize = 5;
     sc_time getPowerDownTimeout(){return powerDownTimeoutInClk*memSpec.clk;}
diff --git a/DRAMSys/tests/error/fr_fcfs.xml b/DRAMSys/tests/error/fr_fcfs.xml
index d0f996f0..04104bb3 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/tests/error/fr_fcfs.xml
+++ b/DRAMSys/tests/error/fr_fcfs.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <memconfig>
   <BankwiseLogic value="0"/>
   <OpenPagePolicy value="1" />
-  <MaxNrOfTransactions value="50" />
+  <MaxNrOfTransactions value="8" />
   <Scheduler value="FR_FCFS" />
   <Capsize value="5" />
   <PowerDownMode value="TimeoutPDN" />
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91c6891c..5bff33c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Enable the error model in fr_fcfs.xml.
 <memconfig>
     <BankwiseLogic value="0"/>
     <OpenPagePolicy value="1" />
-    <MaxNrOfTransactions value="50" />
+    <MaxNrOfTransactions value="8" />
     <Scheduler value="FR_FCFS" />
     <Capsize value="5" />
     <PowerDownMode value="TimeoutPDN" />