diff --git a/app/config/variables.php b/app/config/variables.php
index 7243c17a4..0116c8d33 100644
--- a/app/config/variables.php
+++ b/app/config/variables.php
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ return [
                     'name' => '_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_BATCH_SIZE',
                     'description' => 'Maximum number of batched queries per request. The default value is 50.',
                     'introduction' => '0.17.0',
-                    'default' => '50',
+                    'default' => '10',
                     'required' => false,
                     'question' => '',
                     'filter' => ''
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ return [
                     'name' => '_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_COMPLEXITY',
                     'description' => 'Maximum complexity of a GraphQL query. The default value is 200.',
                     'introduction' => '0.17.0',
-                    'default' => '200',
+                    'default' => '50',
                     'required' => false,
                     'question' => '',
                     'filter' => ''
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/graphql.php b/app/controllers/api/graphql.php
index d2288a8d8..79f3fa8d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/graphql.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/graphql.php
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ function graphqlRequest(
     Type\Schema $schema
 ): void {
     $contentType = $request->getHeader('content-type');
-    $maxBatchSize = App::getEnv('_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_BATCH_SIZE', 50);
-    $maxComplexity = App::getEnv('_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_QUERY_COMPLEXITY', 200);
+    $maxBatchSize = App::getEnv('_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_BATCH_SIZE', 10);
+    $maxComplexity = App::getEnv('_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_QUERY_COMPLEXITY', 50);
     $maxDepth = App::getEnv('_APP_GRAPHQL_MAX_QUERY_DEPTH', 3);
 
     if (\str_starts_with($contentType, 'application/graphql')) {