diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 4c171cb..5686a88 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set-option -g display-panes-colour colour166 #orange
 # clock
 set-window-option -g clock-mode-colour green #green
 
-set -g history-limit 100000
+set -g history-limit 10000
 set -g status-interval 1
 set -g status-justify centre # center align window list
 set -g status-left-length 20