diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx
index 0e1ac8c..782dd89 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                        default=20,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum length of tuples. "
-                            "Default: 50")
+                            "Default: 20")
   
     group.add_argument('--max_ini_col_count','-o',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxinicolcount",
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
     group.add_argument('--max_line_nb','-l',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxlinenb",
                        metavar='<MAX_LINE_NB>',
-                       default=10000,
+                       default=1000,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum number of lines in a column. "
                             "Default: 1000")