diff --git a/src/js/modules/orcid/orcid_api.js b/src/js/modules/orcid/orcid_api.js
index 1a05f91f0..dc2dedc2a 100644
--- a/src/js/modules/orcid/orcid_api.js
+++ b/src/js/modules/orcid/orcid_api.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define([
         this.profile = {};
         this.checkInterval = 3600 * 1000;
         this.virgin = true;
-        this.maxQuerySize = 512;
+        this.maxQuerySize = 100;
         this.queryUpdater = new ApiQueryUpdater('orcid_api');
         this.orcidApiTimeout = 5000; //5seconds
       },