diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index d30d22f..8bac687 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
 [[package]]
 name = "actix"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -2383,6 +2385,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "fnv",
+ "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "num-traits",
  "parking_lot 0.11.0",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 27651bf..f1d0adf 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ parking_lot = "0.11"
 reqwest = "0.9.18"
 rustc-hash = "1.1.0"
 clap = "3.0.0-beta.2"
+lazy_static = "1"
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = true
 panic = "abort"
 
 [patch.crates-io]
-actix-web = { git = "https://github.com/maciejhirsz/actix-web", branch = "no-panic-normalize" }
\ No newline at end of file
+actix-web = { git = "https://github.com/maciejhirsz/actix-web", branch = "no-panic-normalize" }
diff --git a/backend/src/aggregator.rs b/backend/src/aggregator.rs
index 29cdc36..52d0622 100644
--- a/backend/src/aggregator.rs
+++ b/backend/src/aggregator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use actix::prelude::*;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 
 use crate::node::connector::Initialize;
 use crate::feed::connector::{FeedConnector, Connected, FeedId};
@@ -20,9 +21,27 @@ pub struct ChainEntry {
     addr: Addr<Chain>,
     label: Label,
     network_id: Option<Label>,
+    /// Node count
     nodes: usize,
+    /// Maximum allowed nodes
+    max_nodes: usize,
 }
 
+lazy_static! {
+    /// Labels of chains we consider "first party". These chains are allowed any
+    /// number of nodes to connect.
+    static ref FIRST_PARTY_NETWORKS: HashSet<&'static str> = {
+        let mut set = HashSet::new();
+        set.insert("Polkadot");
+        set.insert("Kusama");
+        set.insert("Westend");
+        set.insert("Rococo");
+        set
+    };
+}
+/// Max number of nodes allowed to connect to the telemetry server.
+const THIRD_PARTY_NETWORKS_MAX_NODES: usize = 500;
+
 impl Aggregator {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Aggregator {
@@ -39,31 +58,28 @@ impl Aggregator {
     pub fn lazy_chain(
         &mut self,
         label: &str,
-        network: &Option<Label>,
         ctx: &mut <Self as Actor>::Context,
     ) -> ChainId {
-        let cid = match self.get_chain_id(label, network.as_ref()) {
+        let cid = match self.get_chain_id(label, None.as_ref()) {
             Some(cid) => cid,
             None => {
                 self.serializer.push(feed::AddedChain(&label, 1));
 
                 let addr = ctx.address();
+                let max_nodes = max_nodes(label);
                 let label: Label = label.into();
                 let cid = self.chains.add_with(|cid| {
                     ChainEntry {
                         addr: Chain::new(cid, addr, label.clone()).start(),
                         label: label.clone(),
-                        network_id: network.clone(),
+                        network_id: None, // TODO: this doesn't seem to be used anywhere. Can it be removed?
                         nodes: 1,
+                        max_nodes,
                     }
                 });
 
                 self.labels.insert(label, cid);
 
-                if let Some(network) = network {
-                    self.networks.insert(network.clone(), cid);
-                }
-
                 self.broadcast();
 
                 cid
@@ -177,15 +193,19 @@ impl Handler<AddNode> for Aggregator {
 
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: AddNode, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
         let AddNode { node, conn_id, rec } = msg;
+        log::trace!(target: "Aggregator::AddNode", "New node connected. Chain '{}'", node.chain);
 
-        let cid = self.lazy_chain(&node.chain, &None, ctx);
+        let cid = self.lazy_chain(&node.chain, ctx);
         let chain = self.chains.get_mut(cid).expect("Entry just created above; qed");
-
-        chain.addr.do_send(chain::AddNode {
-            node,
-            conn_id,
-            rec,
-        });
+        if chain.nodes < chain.max_nodes {
+            chain.addr.do_send(chain::AddNode {
+                node,
+                conn_id,
+                rec,
+            });
+        } else {
+            log::warn!(target: "Aggregator::AddNode", "Chain {} is over quota ({})", chain.label, chain.max_nodes);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -345,3 +365,14 @@ impl Handler<GetHealth> for Aggregator {
         self.chains.len()
     }
 }
+
+/// First party networks (Polkadot, Kusama etc) are allowed any number of nodes.
+/// Third party networks are allowed `THIRD_PARTY_NETWORKS_MAX_NODES` nodes and
+/// no more.
+fn max_nodes(label: &str) -> usize {
+    if FIRST_PARTY_NETWORKS.contains(label) {
+        usize::MAX
+    } else {
+        THIRD_PARTY_NETWORKS_MAX_NODES
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/chain.rs b/backend/src/chain.rs
index abd85ff..0e06d39 100644
--- a/backend/src/chain.rs
+++ b/backend/src/chain.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ impl Handler<AddNode> for Chain {
 
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: AddNode, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
         let AddNode { node, conn_id, rec } = msg;
+        log::trace!(target: "Chain::AddNode", "New node connected. Chain '{}', node count goes from {} to {}", node.chain, self.nodes.len(), self.nodes.len() + 1);
         self.increment_label_count(&node.chain);
 
         let nid = self.nodes.add(Node::new(node));
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ impl Chain {
             if block.height > self.best.height {
                 self.best = *block;
                 log::info!(
-                    "[{}] [{}/{}] new best block ({}) {:?}",
+                    "[{}] [nodes={}/feeds={}] new best block={}/{:?}",
                     self.label.0,
                     nodes_len,
                     self.feeds.len(),
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index 5ec0e59..ecf913c 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ async fn health(aggregator: web::Data<Addr<Aggregator>>) -> Result<HttpResponse,
 /// This can be changed using the `PORT` and `BIND` ENV variables.
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    SimpleLogger::new().with_level(log::LevelFilter::Info).init().expect("Must be able to start a logger");
+    // SimpleLogger::new().with_level(log::LevelFilter::Info).init().expect("Must be able to start a logger");
+    SimpleLogger::new().with_level(log::LevelFilter::Debug).init().expect("Must be able to start a logger");
 
     let opts: Opts = Opts::parse();
     let aggregator = Aggregator::new().start();
diff --git a/backend/src/node/connector.rs b/backend/src/node/connector.rs
index 70c4e24..79fe238 100644
--- a/backend/src/node/connector.rs
+++ b/backend/src/node/connector.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl Handler<Initialize> for NodeConnector {
 
     fn handle(&mut self, msg: Initialize, _: &mut Self::Context) {
         let Initialize { nid, conn_id, chain } = msg;
-
+        log::trace!(target: "NodeConnector::Initialize", "Initializing a node, nid={}, on conn_id={}", nid, conn_id);
         let mx = self.multiplex.entry(conn_id).or_default();
 
         if let ConnMultiplex::Waiting { backlog } = mx {