diff --git a/tools/stern/src/Stern/Intra.hs b/tools/stern/src/Stern/Intra.hs
index a46b674345a..f587e98c551 100644
--- a/tools/stern/src/Stern/Intra.hs
+++ b/tools/stern/src/Stern/Intra.hs
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ getUserNotifications uid = do
         200 -> parseResponse (mkError status502 "bad-upstream") r
         404 -> parseResponse (mkError status502 "bad-upstream") r
         _ -> throwE (mkError status502 "bad-upstream" "")
-    batchSize = 100 :: Int
+    batchSize = 50 :: Int
 
 registerOAuthClient :: OAuthClientConfig -> Handler OAuthClientCredentials
 registerOAuthClient conf = do