diff --git a/dozer-ingestion/src/ingestion/mod.rs b/dozer-ingestion/src/ingestion/mod.rs
index 10e05d47ce..550adbfade 100644
--- a/dozer-ingestion/src/ingestion/mod.rs
+++ b/dozer-ingestion/src/ingestion/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct IngestionConfig {
 impl Default for IngestionConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            forwarder_channel_cap: 100000,
+            forwarder_channel_cap: 10000,
         }
     }
 }