diff --git a/cmd/fileTransfer.go b/cmd/fileTransfer.go
index b04f91ebe03df2febcaf2c3b29b81bf83eebd4a4..f09380f10c71289fc07fb05e0f7d7d77d27daa9b 100644
--- a/cmd/fileTransfer.go
+++ b/cmd/fileTransfer.go
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func init() {
 		"File preview data. Set either this flag or filePreviewPath.")
 	bindPFlagCheckErr("filePreviewString")
 
-	ftCmd.Flags().Int("maxThroughput", 0,
+	ftCmd.Flags().Int("maxThroughput", 1000,
 		"Maximum data transfer speed to send file parts (in bytes per second)")
 	bindPFlagCheckErr("maxThroughput")