diff --git a/config/sidekiq.yml b/config/sidekiq.yml
index 54258131266..40a8c1377b1 100644
--- a/config/sidekiq.yml
+++ b/config/sidekiq.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-:dead_max_jobs: <%= ENV.fetch('SIDEKIQ_DEADQUEUESIZE', 100_000) %>
+:dead_max_jobs: <%= ENV.fetch('SIDEKIQ_DEADQUEUESIZE', 10_000) %>
 :concurrency: <%= ENV.fetch('SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY', 5) %>
 :queues:
   - [default, 8]