diff --git a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
index 105dbbed516..5532d617035 100644
--- a/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
+++ b/services/director/src/simcore_service_director/core/settings.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ApplicationSettings(BaseApplicationSettings, MixinLoggingSettings):
     )
 
     DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_CONCURRENT_CALLS: PositiveInt = 20
-    DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_MAX_NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_OBJECTS: PositiveInt = 200
+    DIRECTOR_REGISTRY_CLIENT_MAX_NUMBER_OF_RETRIEVED_OBJECTS: PositiveInt = 30
 
     @validator("DIRECTOR_GENERIC_RESOURCE_PLACEMENT_CONSTRAINTS_SUBSTITUTIONS")
     @classmethod