diff --git a/poi-scratchpad/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/WordToTextConverter.java b/poi-scratchpad/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/WordToTextConverter.java
index 8cb75796210..2c061e0960e 100644
--- a/poi-scratchpad/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/WordToTextConverter.java
+++ b/poi-scratchpad/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/WordToTextConverter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 public class WordToTextConverter extends AbstractWordConverter {
     private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger(WordToTextConverter.class);
 
-    private static final int MAX_NESTED_CHILD_NODES = 500;
+    private static final int MAX_NESTED_CHILD_NODES = 400;
 
     public static String getText( DirectoryNode root ) throws Exception
     {