diff --git a/etc/rtpengine.sample.conf b/etc/rtpengine.sample.conf
index 80259fd70..0d9dd07c2 100644
--- a/etc/rtpengine.sample.conf
+++ b/etc/rtpengine.sample.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ tos = 184
 # num-threads = 16
 
 port-min = 30000
-port-max = 50000
+port-max = 40000
 # max-sessions = 5000
 
 # recording-dir = /var/spool/rtpengine