diff --git a/backend/utils/pagination.py b/backend/utils/pagination.py
index 24fa5af..6b68b17 100644
--- a/backend/utils/pagination.py
+++ b/backend/utils/pagination.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class DynamicMultiOrderingCursorPagination(CursorPagination):
     cursor_query_param = "next_token"
     ordering_param = "order_by"
     page_size_query_param = "page_size"
-    max_page_size = 1000
+    max_page_size = 500
 
     def get_ordering(self, request, queryset, view):
         default_order_by = list(queryset.query.order_by)
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/browser/index.jsx b/frontend/src/views/browser/index.jsx
index 48f5150..8b1dcd3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/browser/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/views/browser/index.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import API from '../../services/api'
 import { buildTree } from '../../utils/ops'
 
 const Browser = () => {
-  const defaultPageSize = 1000
+  const defaultPageSize = 500
 
   const [isLoadingDatasets, setIsLoadingDatasets] = useState(true)
   const [datasets, setDatasets] = useState()