diff --git a/client/src/actions/index.js b/client/src/actions/index.js
index 026b2143..17cb7358 100644
--- a/client/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/client/src/actions/index.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const dispatchDiffExpErrors = (dispatch, response) => {
   }
 };
 
-const requestDifferentialExpression = (set1, set2, num_genes = 10) => async (
+const requestDifferentialExpression = (set1, set2, num_genes = 50) => async (
   dispatch,
   getState
 ) => {