diff --git a/docs/tutorials/config.md b/docs/tutorials/config.md
index bf3df5d1a5..d39c183e56 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/config.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/config.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ player.getConfiguration();
      restrictions: Object
      streaming: Object
        bufferBehind: 30
-       bufferingGoal: 30
+       bufferingGoal: 10
        ignoreTextStreamFailures: false
        rebufferingGoal: 2
        retryParameters: Object
diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index 1f2c6635c1..044cbf67de 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ shaka.Player.prototype.defaultConfig_ = function() {
     streaming: {
       retryParameters: shaka.net.NetworkingEngine.defaultRetryParameters(),
       rebufferingGoal: 2,
-      bufferingGoal: 30,
+      bufferingGoal: 10,
       bufferBehind: 30,
       ignoreTextStreamFailures: false,
       useRelativeCueTimestamps: false