diff --git a/cmix/identity/tracker.go b/cmix/identity/tracker.go
index 912ec8849b71dd3fb1fb9c9c5bea28012a47ff31..69c798134a8b0fe2a7d704a7753670e0ac82e502 100644
--- a/cmix/identity/tracker.go
+++ b/cmix/identity/tracker.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 
 	// DefaultExtraChecks is the default value for ExtraChecks
 	// on receptionID.Identity.
-	DefaultExtraChecks = 10
+	DefaultExtraChecks = 5
 
 	NetworkRetention = 500 * time.Hour
 )