diff --git a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/req.rs b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/req.rs
index 63301306..015ed351 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/req.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-relay/src/handlers/req.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::connection::{AuthState, ConnectionState};
 use crate::protocol::RelayMessage;
 use crate::state::AppState;
 
-const MAX_HISTORICAL_LIMIT: i64 = 500;
+const MAX_HISTORICAL_LIMIT: i64 = 10_000;
 const MAX_SUBSCRIPTIONS: usize = 1024;
 const P_GATED_KINDS: [u32; 4] = [
     KIND_AGENT_OBSERVER_FRAME,
diff --git a/crates/sprout-relay/src/nip11.rs b/crates/sprout-relay/src/nip11.rs
index cba3ada9..1a1694c2 100644
--- a/crates/sprout-relay/src/nip11.rs
+++ b/crates/sprout-relay/src/nip11.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl RelayInfo {
                 max_message_length: Some(MAX_FRAME_BYTES as u64),
                 max_subscriptions: Some(1024),
                 max_filters: Some(10),
-                max_limit: Some(500),
+                max_limit: Some(10_000),
                 max_subid_length: Some(256),
                 min_pow_difficulty: None,
                 auth_required: config.require_auth_token,