diff --git a/src/wikiq/__init__.py b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
index a6fada2..ad7207e 100755
--- a/src/wikiq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         "--batch-size",
         dest="batch_size",
-        default=100,
+        default=1000,
         type=int,
         help="How many revisions to process in each batch",
     )