diff --git a/apps/watcher/scripts/process-messages.js b/apps/watcher/scripts/process-messages.js
index 7aab839..ff61316 100644
--- a/apps/watcher/scripts/process-messages.js
+++ b/apps/watcher/scripts/process-messages.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
         .map((s) => s.trim())
         .filter(Boolean);
     } else if (a === "--user") out.user = argv[++i];
-    else if (a === "--max") out.max = Math.max(1, Number(argv[++i]) || 50);
+    else if (a === "--max") out.max = Math.max(1, Number(argv[++i]) || 500);
     else if (a.startsWith("--query=")) out.query = a.slice("--query=".length);
     else if (a.startsWith("--ids=")) {
       out.ids = a
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
         .filter(Boolean);
     } else if (a.startsWith("--user=")) out.user = a.slice("--user=".length);
     else if (a.startsWith("--max=")) {
-      out.max = Math.max(1, Number(a.slice("--max=".length)) || 50);
+      out.max = Math.max(1, Number(a.slice("--max=".length)) || 500);
     }
   }
   return out;