diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 8283d7d02f..5d27422316 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -425,6 +425,10 @@ func (h *handler) unregisterPeer(id string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (h *handler) SetMaxPeers(maxPeers int) {
+	h.maxPeers = maxPeers
+}
+
 func (h *handler) Start(maxPeers int) {
 	h.maxPeers = maxPeers