diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
index b173215db..b3ad2ef43 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class DatabaseConfig implements DatabaseBuilder.Settings {
    */
   private PersistBatch persistBatchOnCascade = PersistBatch.INHERIT;
 
-  private int persistBatchSize = 20;
+  private int persistBatchSize = 100;
 
   private EnumType defaultEnumType = EnumType.ORDINAL;
 
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/iud/TestPersistCascade.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/iud/TestPersistCascade.java
index 39136c284..d8d4424a9 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/iud/TestPersistCascade.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/iud/TestPersistCascade.java
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ public class TestPersistCascade extends BaseTestCase {
       assertThat(sql.get(23)).contains("insert into pcf_city");
       assertSqlBind(sql, 24, 26);
       assertThat(sql.get(28)).contains("insert into pcf_event");
-      assertSqlBind(sql, 29, 48);
-      assertThat(sql.get(50)).contains("insert into pcf_event");
-      assertSqlBind(sql, 51, 70);
-      assertThat(sql.get(72)).contains("insert into pcf_event");
-      assertSqlBind(sql, 73, 87);
+      assertSqlBind(sql, 29, 128);
+      assertThat(sql.get(130)).contains("insert into pcf_event");
+      assertSqlBind(sql, 131, 150);
     }
 
     country.deletePermanent();