diff --git a/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js b/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
index a46b5669..92aac5a4 100644
--- a/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
+++ b/container/shim/src/fetchers/lassie.js
@@ -69,10 +69,17 @@ export async function respondFromLassie(req, res, { cidObj, format }) {
       newKey = "depthType";
       newVal = "shallow";
     }
+    if (key === "depth" && val === "all") {
+      newKey = "depthType";
+      newVal = "full";
+    }
     lassieUrl.searchParams.set(newKey, toUtf8(newVal));
   }
   lassieUrl.searchParams.set("format", "car");
-
+  // if no depth type set, default to shallow
+  if (!lassieUrl.searchParams.get("depthType")) {
+    lassieUrl.searchParams.set("depthType", "shallow");
+  }
   const controller = new AbortController();
   const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), LASSIE_TIMEOUT);
 
diff --git a/container/start.sh b/container/start.sh
index 292804b8..73d9c3e9 100755
--- a/container/start.sh
+++ b/container/start.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export LASSIE_PORT=7766
 export LASSIE_ORIGIN=http://127.0.0.1:$LASSIE_PORT
 export LASSIE_EVENT_RECORDER_INSTANCE_ID="$(cat /usr/src/app/shared/nodeId.txt)"
 export LASSIE_TEMP_DIRECTORY=/usr/src/app/shared/lassie
-export LASSIE_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_REQUEST=10000
+export LASSIE_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_REQUEST=10
 export LASSIE_LIBP2P_CONNECTIONS_LOWWATER=2000
 export LASSIE_LIBP2P_CONNECTIONS_HIGHWATER=3000
 export LASSIE_CONCURRENT_SP_RETRIEVALS=1