diff --git a/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py b/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
index ae95daa1e14932c2a91e13e6a1352acab105f1e5..31e142274c70e08f2307e10bfd435dfaf2742ed4 100644
--- a/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
+++ b/atdb/atdb/settings/base.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ ACTIVE_STATUSSES = ['staging','staged','processing','processed','validated','sto
 STATUSSES_WITH_DATA = ['staged','fetching','fetched','processing','processed','validated','storing','stored','scrubbing','scrubbed','archiving','archived']
 AGGREGATES = ['failed','active','total']
 
-QUERY_LIMIT_MULTI_CHANGE = 5000
+QUERY_LIMIT_MULTI_CHANGE = 10000
 MAX_MONITORING_HISTORY_HOURS = 7 * 24
 SERVICES_LATE_WARNING_SECONDS = 1800
 
diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
index 6e395d4c170adbbaa7e114535cd9e50f0ac95b89..85f3cf553cda1e97dda609e3e7127ce921177bfe 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/views.py
@@ -180,15 +180,10 @@ class QueryView(SingleTableMixin, FilterView):
     def get_table_data(self):
 
         # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7763115/django-passing-data-between-views
-        count = self.object_list.count()
-
-        # nv4jan2024, removed the user setting for this.
-        # It was never used and potentially overcomplicates things elsewhere.
-        #try:
-        #    limit = int(Configuration.objects.get(key='multi_change_limit').value)
-        #except:
-        #    limit = settings.QUERY_LIMIT_MULTI_CHANGE
 
+        #nv:16jan2024, this would be scary, but perhaps needed
+        #how large is the list that can go on the session?
+        #query_list_of_ids = list(self.object_list.values_list('id'))
 
         query_list_of_ids = list(self.object_list.values_list('id'))[:settings.QUERY_LIMIT_MULTI_CHANGE]