diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/src/lib.rs
index 66df739f687be9ce630d477bc8df457ba76eed12..8789098693fef96748d8bcf8bb2840c1e89b5904 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/provisioner/src/lib.rs
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ async fn select_disputes(
 	sender: &mut impl SubsystemSender,
 	metrics: &metrics::Metrics,
 ) -> Result<MultiDisputeStatementSet, Error> {
-	const MAX_DISPUTES_FORWARDED_TO_RUNTIME: usize = 10_000;
+	const MAX_DISPUTES_FORWARDED_TO_RUNTIME: usize = 1_000;
 
 	// We use `RecentDisputes` instead of `ActiveDisputes` because redundancy is fine.
 	// It's heavier than `ActiveDisputes` but ensures that everything from the dispute