diff --git a/src/restic/backend/s3/config.go b/src/restic/backend/s3/config.go
index 6e8e9f2f6..45a040d86 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/s3/config.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/s3/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Prefix        string
 	Layout        string `option:"layout" help:"use this backend layout (default: auto-detect)"`
 
-	Connections uint `option:"connections" help:"set a limit for the number of concurrent connections (default: 20)"`
+	Connections uint `option:"connections" help:"set a limit for the number of concurrent connections (default: 5)"`
 }
 
 // NewConfig returns a new Config with the default values filled in.