diff --git a/src/graph/mod.rs b/src/graph/mod.rs
index 153bdf21d..b0d3651cb 100644
--- a/src/graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/graph/mod.rs
@@ -818,6 +818,9 @@ impl GraphCircuit {
         settings_mut.run_args.logrows =
             std::cmp::max(settings_mut.run_args.logrows, min_rows_from_constraints);
 
+        settings_mut.run_args.logrows =
+            std::cmp::min(MAX_PUBLIC_SRS, settings_mut.run_args.logrows);
+
         info!(
             "setting bits to: {}, setting logrows to: {}",
             self.settings().run_args.bits,
@@ -840,7 +843,7 @@ impl GraphCircuit {
                 .log2()
                 .ceil() as usize
                 + 1;
-            if recommended_bits <= (MAX_PUBLIC_SRS - 1) as usize {
+            if recommended_bits <= (MAX_PUBLIC_SRS-1) as usize {
                 self.calc_min_logrows(&res, blinding_offset)
             } else {
                 let err_string = format!(