diff --git a/ircd/db_database.cc b/ircd/db_database.cc
index 131092243..808cb1b9a 100644
--- a/ircd/db_database.cc
+++ b/ircd/db_database.cc
@@ -1784,10 +1784,11 @@ ircd::db::database::column::column(database &d,
 			(this->options.max_write_buffer_number * 6):
 			48;
 
-	this->options.level0_file_num_compaction_trigger =
-		this->options.compaction_style == rocksdb::kCompactionStyleUniversal?
-			(this->options.max_write_buffer_number * 2):
-			4;
+	this->options.level0_file_num_compaction_trigger = 2;
+	//TODO: for bulk ingest/bootstrap:
+	//	this->options.compaction_style == rocksdb::kCompactionStyleUniversal?
+	//		(this->options.max_write_buffer_number * 2):
+	//		4;
 
 	// Universal compaction mode options
 	auto &universal(this->options.compaction_options_universal);