diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/user_groups/sync.py b/backend/ee/danswer/user_groups/sync.py
index 9d5a5686a79..b5698eae240 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/user_groups/sync.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/user_groups/sync.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from ee.danswer.db.user_group import mark_user_group_as_synced
 
 logger = setup_logger()
 
-_SYNC_BATCH_SIZE = 1000
+_SYNC_BATCH_SIZE = 512
 
 
 def _sync_user_group_batch(