diff --git a/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_base.go b/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_base.go
index 6766a984e..c2562e99f 100644
--- a/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_base.go
+++ b/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_base.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (h *paramsNegotiatorBase) init(params *TransportParameters) {
 
 	h.idleTimeout = params.IdleTimeout
 	// use this as a default value. As soon as the client sends its value, this gets updated
-	h.maxOutgoingStreams = protocol.MaxOutgoingStreams
+	h.maxOutgoingStreams = protocol.MaxIncomingStreams
 }
 
 // GetSendStreamFlowControlWindow gets the size of the stream-level flow control window for sending data
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ func (h *paramsNegotiatorBase) GetMaxOutgoingStreams() uint32 {
 	return h.maxOutgoingStreams
 }
 
-func (h *paramsNegotiatorBase) setMaxOutgoingStreams(clientValue uint32) {
-	h.maxOutgoingStreams = utils.MinUint32(clientValue, protocol.MaxOutgoingStreams)
-}
-
 func (h *paramsNegotiatorBase) setRemoteIdleTimeout(t time.Duration) {
 	h.remoteIdleTimeout = utils.MaxDuration(protocol.MinRemoteIdleTimeout, t)
 }
diff --git a/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_gquic.go b/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_gquic.go
index 1cf7c2087..ce41be941 100644
--- a/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_gquic.go
+++ b/internal/handshake/params_negotiator_gquic.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (h *paramsNegotiatorGQUIC) SetFromMap(params map[Tag][]byte) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errMalformedTag
 		}
-		h.setMaxOutgoingStreams(clientValue)
+		h.maxOutgoingStreams = clientValue
 	}
 	if value, ok := params[TagICSL]; ok {
 		clientValue, err := utils.LittleEndian.ReadUint32(bytes.NewBuffer(value))
diff --git a/internal/protocol/server_parameters.go b/internal/protocol/server_parameters.go
index 2fd3b8504..697d78721 100644
--- a/internal/protocol/server_parameters.go
+++ b/internal/protocol/server_parameters.go
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ const DefaultMaxReceiveConnectionFlowControlWindowClient = 15 * (1 << 20) // 15
 // This is the value that Chromium is using
 const ConnectionFlowControlMultiplier = 1.5
 
-// MaxOutgoingStreams is the maximum number of streams that we will open to a peer
-const MaxOutgoingStreams = 100
-
 // MaxIncomingStreams is the maximum number of streams that a peer may open
 const MaxIncomingStreams = 100
 
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ const MaxStreamsMinimumIncrement = 10
 
 // MaxNewStreamIDDelta is the maximum difference between and a newly opened Stream and the highest StreamID that a client has ever opened
 // note that the number of streams is half this value, since the client can only open streams with open StreamID
-const MaxNewStreamIDDelta = 4 * MaxOutgoingStreams
+const MaxNewStreamIDDelta = 4 * MaxIncomingStreams
 
 // MaxSessionUnprocessedPackets is the max number of packets stored in each session that are not yet processed.
 const MaxSessionUnprocessedPackets = DefaultMaxCongestionWindow