diff --git a/src/wikiq/__init__.py b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
index 52a68e8..77fb954 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=2000,
+        default=100,
         type=int,
         help="How many revisions to process in each batch",
     )