diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
index c0af89f..fc8f527 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/ExternalDataConstants.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
      */
     public static final String KEY_WRITER_MAX_RESULT = "max-objects-per-file";
     public static final String KEY_WRITER_COMPRESSION = "compression";
-    public static final int WRITER_MAX_RESULT_DEFAULT = 1000;
+    public static final int WRITER_MAX_RESULT_DEFAULT = 10000;
     public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_FORMATS;
     public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS;
     public static final Set<String> WRITER_SUPPORTED_COMPRESSION;