diff --git a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
index c119a3c801..f24ac4d3ba 100644
--- a/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
+++ b/packages/orchestrator/cmd/clean-nfs-cache/main.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func parseArgs() (string, opts, error) {
 	flags.Float64Var(&opts.targetDiskUsagePercent, "disk-usage-target-percent", 10, "disk usage target as a % (0-100)")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.dryRun, "dry-run", true, "dry run")
 	flags.IntVar(&opts.filesPerLoop, "files-per-iteration", 10000, "number of files to gather metadata for per loop")
-	flags.Int64Var(&opts.filesToDeletePerLoop, "max-files-per-iteration", 100, "maximum number of files to delete per loop")
+	flags.Int64Var(&opts.filesToDeletePerLoop, "max-files-per-iteration", 200, "maximum number of files to delete per loop")
 
 	args := os.Args[1:] // skip the command name
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {