diff --git a/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.test.ts
index 239ada549d..4a75ce60cc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.test.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ describe('Ledger Transfer', (): void => {
       const accountTransfers = await getAccountTransfers(
         serviceDeps,
         account.id,
-        100_000,
+        20,
         knex
       )
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.ts
index 77f0227a8a..3c9cc119a7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/accounting/psql/ledger-transfer/index.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export type CreateLedgerTransferArgs = Pick<
 export async function getAccountTransfers(
   deps: ServiceDependencies,
   id: string | number,
-  limit?: number,
+  limit: number = 20,
   trx?: TransactionOrKnex
 ): Promise<GetLedgerTransfersResult> {
   const builder = LedgerTransfer.query(trx || deps.knex)
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/accounting/tigerbeetle/transfers.ts b/packages/backend/src/accounting/tigerbeetle/transfers.ts
index 8b28465786..dd4da05636 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/accounting/tigerbeetle/transfers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/accounting/tigerbeetle/transfers.ts
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ export async function createTransfers(
 export async function getAccountTransfers(
   deps: ServiceDependencies,
   id: string | number,
-  limit: number = 100_000
+  limit: number = 20
 ): Promise<GetLedgerTransfersResult> {
   const account_id = toTigerBeetleId(id)
   const filter: AccountFilter = {
     account_id,
     timestamp_min: 0n,
     timestamp_max: 0n,
-    limit, //100_000 is the default limit for TB.
+    limit,
     flags: AccountFilterFlags.credits | AccountFilterFlags.debits
   }
   const tbAccountTransfers: TbTransfer[] =
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/generated/graphql.schema.json b/packages/backend/src/graphql/generated/graphql.schema.json
index f0a9d3f643..a4fa9fb362 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/generated/graphql.schema.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/generated/graphql.schema.json
@@ -6163,7 +6163,7 @@
               },
               {
                 "name": "limit",
-                "description": "Limit the number of results returned. If no limit is provided, the default limit of 100,000 is set for TigerBeetle.",
+                "description": "Limit the number of results returned. If no limit is provided, the default limit is 20.",
                 "type": {
                   "kind": "SCALAR",
                   "name": "Int",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.psql.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.psql.test.ts
index 3725ebee1d..6be3b65e3c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.psql.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.psql.test.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Accounting Transfer', (): void => {
     // Top up debit account first:
     const transferAmount = 123
     const ledger = 1
-    const queryLimit = 100_000
+    const queryLimit = 20
 
     const insertedTransfer = await createLedgerTransfer(
       {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.tigerbeetle.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.tigerbeetle.test.ts
index 65f6fc2d1c..94d7e81540 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.tigerbeetle.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/accounting_transfer.tigerbeetle.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('TigerBeetle: Accounting Transfer', (): void => {
 
     // Top up debit account first:
     const transferAmount = 123
-    const queryLimit = 100_000
+    const queryLimit = 20
     const depositId = uuid()
     const insertedTransfer = await accountingService.createDeposit({
       id: depositId,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index a41dcd85ac..ef622b214d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ type Query {
   accountingTransfers(
     "Unique identifier of the account."
     id: String!
-    "Limit the number of results returned. If no limit is provided, the default limit of 100,000 is set for TigerBeetle."
+    "Limit the number of results returned. If no limit is provided, the default limit is 20."
     limit: Int
   ): AccountingTransferConnection!