diff --git a/states/tmux/defaults.yaml b/states/tmux/defaults.yaml
index 1febfa0..a56a035 100644
--- a/states/tmux/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/tmux/defaults.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tmux:
       - "pane-active-border-style": "fg=colour50"
       - "pane-border-style": "fg=colour50"
       - "default-terminal": "xterm-256color"
-      - "history-limit": "1000000"
+      - "history-limit": "10000"
       - "status-right": "\"%H:%M:%S %d-%b-%y\""
       - "status-interval": "5"
       - "escape-time": "10"