diff --git a/src/leveled_iclerk.erl b/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
index 1d1a608..e5a4ed7 100644
--- a/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_iclerk.erl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 -define(JOURNAL_FILEX, "cdb").
 -define(PENDING_FILEX, "pnd").
--define(SAMPLE_SIZE, 200).
+-define(SAMPLE_SIZE, 100).
 -define(BATCH_SIZE, 32).
 -define(BATCHES_TO_CHECK, 8).
 %% How many consecutive files to compact in one run