diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py
index e35159201e26d49a6e4fd74177de0bf99cf8ff98..ca1f7a3830a587019e7ab65add7c0f177455c776 100644
--- a/pelicanconf.py
+++ b/pelicanconf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LINKS = ()
 #SOCIAL = (('You can add links in your config file', '#'),
 #          ('Another social link', '#'),)
 
-DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 10
+DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 3
 
 # Uncomment following line if you want document-relative URLs when developing
 #RELATIVE_URLS = True