diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index dff8b4f301..db19e0d443 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ func New(
 	appOptions []AppOption,
 	baseAppOptions ...func(*baseapp.BaseApp),
 ) *App {
+	debug.SetGCPercent(200)
+
 	appCodec := encodingConfig.Marshaler
 	cdc := encodingConfig.Amino
 	interfaceRegistry := encodingConfig.InterfaceRegistry