diff --git a/_pages/blog.md b/_pages/blog.md
index 09fe364e..b0318f9c 100644
--- a/_pages/blog.md
+++ b/_pages/blog.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pagination:
   enabled: true
   collection: posts
   permalink: /page/:num/
-  per_page: 9
+  per_page: 6
   sort_field: date
   sort_reverse: true
   trail: