diff --git a/bfxapi/client.py b/bfxapi/client.py
index 104388d..d019e90 100644
--- a/bfxapi/client.py
+++ b/bfxapi/client.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Constants(str, Enum):
     PUB_WSS_HOST = "wss://api-pub.bitfinex.com/ws/2"
 
 class Client(object):
-    def __init__(self, WSS_HOST: str = Constants.WSS_HOST, API_KEY: str = None, API_SECRET: str = None, log_level: str = "ERROR"):
+    def __init__(self, WSS_HOST: str = Constants.WSS_HOST, API_KEY: str = None, API_SECRET: str = None, log_level: str = "WARNING"):
         self.wss = BfxWebsocketClient(
             host=WSS_HOST, 
             API_KEY=API_KEY, 
diff --git a/bfxapi/websocket/BfxWebsocketClient.py b/bfxapi/websocket/BfxWebsocketClient.py
index 0884c6f..e8bb4d0 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websocket/BfxWebsocketClient.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websocket/BfxWebsocketClient.py
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ def _require_websocket_connection(function):
 class BfxWebsocketClient(object):
     VERSION = 2
 
+    MAXIMUM_BUCKETS_AMOUNT = 20
+
     EVENTS = [
         "open", "subscribed", "authenticated", "wss-error",
         *PublicChannelsHandler.EVENTS,
         *AuthenticatedChannelsHandler.EVENTS
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, host, buckets=5, log_level = "ERROR", API_KEY=None, API_SECRET=None, filter=None):
+    def __init__(self, host, buckets=5, log_level = "WARNING", API_KEY=None, API_SECRET=None, filter=None):
         self.host, self.websocket, self.event_emitter = host, None, AsyncIOEventEmitter()
 
         self.event_emitter.add_listener("error", 
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ class BfxWebsocketClient(object):
 
         self.logger = CustomLogger("BfxWebsocketClient", logLevel=log_level)
 
+        if buckets > BfxWebsocketClient.MAXIMUM_BUCKETS_AMOUNT:
+            self.logger.warning(f"It is not safe to use more than {BfxWebsocketClient.MAXIMUM_BUCKETS_AMOUNT} buckets from the same connection ({buckets} in use), the server could momentarily block the client with <429 Too Many Requests>.")
+
     def run(self):
         return asyncio.run(self.start())