diff --git a/digital_land/package/dataset_parquet.py b/digital_land/package/dataset_parquet.py
index 54a62935..4e441308 100644
--- a/digital_land/package/dataset_parquet.py
+++ b/digital_land/package/dataset_parquet.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def load_entities(self, transformed_parquet_dir, resource_path, organisation_pat
         max_sql = f"select MAX(entity) FROM parquet_scan('{transformed_parquet_dir}/*.parquet');"
         max_entity = self.conn.execute(max_sql).fetchone()[0]
         total_entities = max_entity - min_entity
-        entity_limit = 1000000
+        entity_limit = 100000
         if total_entities > entity_limit:
             # create a temparary output path to store separate entity file in
             temp_dir = (