diff --git a/src/ClientBuilder.cs b/src/ClientBuilder.cs
index f434f88..b7c9631 100644
--- a/src/ClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/ClientBuilder.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ClientBuilder
         private bool _loadEnv = true;
         private string? _envPath;
         private string? _envFilePath;
-        private int _maxConnsPerHost = 5;
+        private int _maxConnsPerHost = 100;
         private TimeSpan _idleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55);
         private TimeSpan _connectTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
         private TimeSpan _requestTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public ClientBuilder EnvPath(string path)
             return this;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>CHA-2956: max concurrent TCP connections per host (default 5).</summary>
+        /// <summary>CHA-2956: max concurrent TCP connections per host (default 100).</summary>
         public ClientBuilder MaxConnsPerHost(int n) { _maxConnsPerHost = n; return this; }
 
         /// <summary>CHA-2956: how long an idle pooled connection lingers (default 55s).</summary>
diff --git a/src/StreamOptions.cs b/src/StreamOptions.cs
index 3dde480..4f74b7a 100644
--- a/src/StreamOptions.cs
+++ b/src/StreamOptions.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace GetStream
     /// <summary>
     /// Configuration object for <see cref="BaseClient"/> covering credentials, base URL, HTTP connection-pool tuning (CHA-2956), and optional dependencies.
     ///
-    /// Defaults: MaxConnsPerHost=5, IdleTimeout=55s, ConnectTimeout=10s, RequestTimeout=30s.
+    /// Defaults: MaxConnsPerHost=100, IdleTimeout=55s, ConnectTimeout=10s, RequestTimeout=30s.
     /// KeepAlive is always-on; the SDK never emits <c>Connection: close</c>.
     /// </summary>
     public class StreamOptions
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public class StreamOptions
         /// <summary>Base URL. Default <c>https://chat.stream-io-api.com</c>.</summary>
         public string BaseUrl { get; set; } = "https://chat.stream-io-api.com";
 
-        /// <summary>Max concurrent TCP connections per host. Default <c>5</c>.</summary>
-        public int MaxConnsPerHost { get; set; } = 5;
+        /// <summary>Max concurrent TCP connections per host; extra requests wait for a free connection. Default <c>100</c>.</summary>
+        public int MaxConnsPerHost { get; set; } = 100;
 
         /// <summary>How long an idle pooled connection lingers. Default <c>55s</c> (5s below the typical 60s LB idle timeout).</summary>
         public TimeSpan IdleTimeout { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55);
diff --git a/tests/ClientBuilderTests.cs b/tests/ClientBuilderTests.cs
index feba5fe..39a24dd 100644
--- a/tests/ClientBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClientBuilderTests.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public void ClientBuilder_DefaultsWhenNoPoolKnobsSet()
                 .SkipEnvLoad()
                 .BuildChatClient();
             var (httpClient, handler) = GetStream.Tests.ConnectionPoolTests.UnwrapWrapperHandler(chatClient);
-            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(5));
+            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(100));
             Assert.That(handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55)));
             Assert.That(handler.ConnectTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
             Assert.That(httpClient.Timeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)));
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public void Build_StreamClient_DefaultsWhenNoPoolKnobsSet()
                 .SkipEnvLoad()
                 .Build();
             var (httpClient, handler) = GetStream.Tests.ConnectionPoolTests.UnwrapHandler(client);
-            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(5));
+            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(100));
             Assert.That(handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55)));
             Assert.That(handler.ConnectTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
             Assert.That(httpClient.Timeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)));
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionPoolTests.cs b/tests/ConnectionPoolTests.cs
index 9c084ff..3977894 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectionPoolTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ConnectionPoolTests.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public void BaseClient_WithDefaultStreamOptions_HasSpecDefaults()
             var (httpClient, handler) = UnwrapHandler(client);
             Assert.That(httpClient.Timeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)),
                 "default RequestTimeout = 30s");
-            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(5),
-                "default MaxConnsPerHost = 5");
+            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(100),
+                "default MaxConnsPerHost = 100");
             Assert.That(handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55)),
                 "default IdleTimeout = 55s");
             Assert.That(handler.ConnectTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)),
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public void BaseClient_PositionalConstructor_StillWorks_WithSpecDefaults()
             var client = new BaseClient(DummyApiKey, DummySecret);
             var (httpClient, handler) = UnwrapHandler(client);
             Assert.That(httpClient.Timeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)));
-            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(5));
+            Assert.That(handler.MaxConnectionsPerServer, Is.EqualTo(100));
             Assert.That(handler.PooledConnectionIdleTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(55)));
             Assert.That(handler.ConnectTimeout, Is.EqualTo(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
             Assert.That(handler.AutomaticDecompression.HasFlag(DecompressionMethods.GZip), Is.True);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public void BaseClient_InfoLog_OnConstruction_WithDefaults()
             Assert.That(capture.Infos.Count, Is.EqualTo(1), "exactly one INFO line on construction");
             var msg = capture.Infos[0];
             Assert.That(msg, Does.StartWith("client.initialized"));
-            Assert.That(msg, Does.Contain("stream.client.max_conns_per_host=5"));
+            Assert.That(msg, Does.Contain("stream.client.max_conns_per_host=100"));
             Assert.That(msg, Does.Contain("stream.client.idle_timeout_seconds=55"));
             Assert.That(msg, Does.Contain("stream.client.connect_timeout_seconds=10"));
             Assert.That(msg, Does.Contain("stream.client.request_timeout_seconds=30"));