diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 3b08032fb..681cc8d61 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ enable multiple minor modes for the same regexp.")
     (require 'core-keybinds)))  ; centralized keybind system + which-key
 
 (add-hook! 'window-setup-hook
-  (setq gc-cons-threshold 67108864
-        gc-cons-percentage 0.2))
+  (setq gc-cons-threshold 16777216
+        gc-cons-percentage 0.1))
 
 (provide 'core)
 ;;; core.el ends here