diff --git a/pyral/config.py b/pyral/config.py
index bf7f5f4..38f51da 100644
--- a/pyral/config.py
+++ b/pyral/config.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 START_INDEX  = 1
 KILO_PAGESIZE= 1000
 MAX_PAGESIZE = 2000
-MAX_ITEMS    = 1000000  # a million seems an eminently reasonable limit ...
+MAX_ITEMS    = 10000000
 DEFAULT_SESSION_TIMEOUT = 10   # in seconds
 
 RALLY_REST_HEADERS = \