diff --git a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
index 9010dc21713..81c2196b754 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
             Arg::with_name("state-cache-size")
                 .long("state-cache-size")
                 .value_name("STATE_CACHE_SIZE")
-                .help("Specifies the size of the state cache [default: 3]")
+                .help("Specifies the size of the state cache [default: 128]")
                 .takes_value(true)
         )
         /*
diff --git a/book/src/help_bn.md b/book/src/help_bn.md
index e4df284aaec..efdc7114b79 100644
--- a/book/src/help_bn.md
+++ b/book/src/help_bn.md
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ OPTIONS:
             Specifies how often a freezer DB restore point should be stored. Cannot be changed after initialization.
             [default: 8192 (mainnet) or 64 (minimal)]
         --state-cache-size <STATE_CACHE_SIZE>
-            Specifies the size of the state cache [default: 3]
+            Specifies the size of the state cache [default: 128]
 
         --suggested-fee-recipient <SUGGESTED-FEE-RECIPIENT>
             Emergency fallback fee recipient for use in case the validator client does not have one configured. You