diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/install.c b/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
index b075e752..ecd5101d 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ download_package_list(prop_object_iterator_t iter)
 	if (cachedir == NULL)
 		return EINVAL;
 
+	/* Set default limit of global and per-host cached connections */
+	xbps_fetch_set_cache_connection(0, 0);
+
 	while ((obj = prop_object_iterator_next(iter)) != NULL) {
 		found_binpkg = false;
 		if (!prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj,
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index 391cb4e6..223ef16d 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@ int xbps_cmpver(const char *pkg1, const char *pkg2);
 /** @addtogroup download */
 /*@{*/
 
+/**
+ * @def XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN
+ *
+ * Default (global) limit of cached connections used in libfetch.
+ */
+#define XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN		8
+
+/**
+ * @def XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN_HOST
+ *
+ * Default (per host) limit of cached connections used in libfetch.
+ */
+#define XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN_HOST	16
+
 /**
  * Download a file from a remote URL.
  * 
@@ -237,8 +251,10 @@ int xbps_fetch_file(const char *uri,
 /**
  * Sets the libfetch's cache connection limits.
  *
- * @param[in] global Number of global cached connections, by default 8.
- * @param[in] per_host Number of per host cached connections, by default 16.
+ * @param[in] global Number of global cached connections, if set to 0
+ * by default it's set to XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN.
+ * @param[in] per_host Number of per host cached connections, if set to 0
+ * by default it's set to XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN_HOST.
  */
 void xbps_fetch_set_cache_connection(int global, int per_host);
 
diff --git a/lib/download.c b/lib/download.c
index b34c5570..a7522419 100644
--- a/lib/download.c
+++ b/lib/download.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ struct xferstat {
 	const char 	 *name;
 };
 
-static int cache_connections = 8;
-static int cache_connections_host = 16;
-
 /*
  * Compute and display ETA
  */
@@ -197,9 +194,9 @@ void
 xbps_fetch_set_cache_connection(int global, int per_host)
 {
 	if (global == 0)
-		global = cache_connections;
+		global = XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN;
 	if (per_host == 0)
-		per_host = cache_connections_host;
+		per_host = XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN_HOST;
 
 	fetchConnectionCacheInit(global, per_host);
 }