diff --git a/MP2/peer.py b/MP2/peer.py
index ee25f84..4b1c197 100644
--- a/MP2/peer.py
+++ b/MP2/peer.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ MY_IP = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
 HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 0.25
 GOSSIP_INTERVAL = 0.10
 JOIN_RETRY_INTERVAL = 1.0
-GOSSIP_FANOUT = 2
+GOSSIP_FANOUT = 1
 
 GOSSIP_FAILURE_TIMEOUT = 2.8
 GOSSIP_S_SUSPECT_TIMEOUT = 1