diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
index ec026fa66..b12cca15c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class ServerConfig {
   /** 
    * The default batch size for lazy loading 
    */
-  private int lazyLoadBatchSize = 1;
+  private int lazyLoadBatchSize = 10;
 
   /** 
    * The default batch size for 'query joins'.