diff --git a/seednode/bisq-seednode.env b/seednode/bisq-seednode.env
index 9002eaaf74..5413aad1ea 100644
--- a/seednode/bisq-seednode.env
+++ b/seednode/bisq-seednode.env
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-10.0.2
 
 # java memory and remote management options
-JAVA_OPTS="-Xms8192M -Xmx8192M -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.host=127.0.0.1 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=6969 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=6969 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false"
+JAVA_OPTS="-Xms4096M -Xmx4096M -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.host=127.0.0.1 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=6969 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=6969 -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false"
 
 # bitcoin rpc credentials
 BITCOIN_RPC_USERNAME=__BITCOIN_RPC_USER__
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ BITCOIN_RPC_PASSWORD=__BITCOIN_RPC_PASS__
 BITCOIN_RPC_PORT=8332
 BITCOIN_RPC_BLOCKNOTIFY_PORT=5120
 
-# bisq seednode settings
+# bisq seednode pathnames
+BISQ_HOME=__BISQ_HOME__
 BISQ_APP_NAME=bisq-seednode
-BISQ_DATA_DIR=__BISQ_HOME__
+BISQ_BASE_CURRENCY=btc_mainnet
+
+# bisq seednode settings
 BISQ_NODE_PORT=8000
 BISQ_MAX_CONNECTIONS=50
-BISQ_MAX_MEMORY=8000
-BISQ_BASE_CURRENCY=BTC_MAINNET
+BISQ_MAX_MEMORY=4000
 
 # set to true for BSQ explorer
 BISQ_DUMP_BLOCKCHAIN=false