diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 2b76121a47..12ead9f513 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -764,5 +764,5 @@ method getOrCreatePeer*(
   let peer = procCall PubSub(g).getOrCreatePeer(peerId, protos)
   g.parameters.overheadRateLimit.withValue(overheadRateLimit):
     peer.overheadRateLimitOpt = Opt.some(TokenBucket.new(overheadRateLimit.bytes, overheadRateLimit.interval))
-  peer.maxNumElementsInNonPriorityQueue = DefaultMaxNumElementsInNonPriorityQueue
+  peer.maxNumElementsInNonPriorityQueue = g.parameters.maxNumElementsInNonPriorityQueueq
   return peer