diff --git a/util/saas/cloudwatch.py b/util/saas/cloudwatch.py
index eb1955b53..1f2a412dd 100644
--- a/util/saas/cloudwatch.py
+++ b/util/saas/cloudwatch.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from threading import Thread
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-MAX_BATCH_METRICS = 100
+MAX_BATCH_METRICS = 20
 
 # Sleep for this much time between failed send requests.
 # This prevents hammering cloudwatch when it's not available.