diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
index aa463d94d3..a44dd73014 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ public class SnarkManager implements CompleteListener {
     }
     
     /** hardcoded for sanity.  perhaps this should be customizable, for people who increase their ulimit, etc. */
-    public static final int MAX_FILES_PER_TORRENT = 999;
+    public static final int MAX_FILES_PER_TORRENT = 2000;
     
     /**
      *  Set of canonical .torrent filenames that we are dealing with.