diff --git a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/GuidBasedReconConfig.java b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/GuidBasedReconConfig.java
index 28fceee2b..8fa83fc96 100644
--- a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/GuidBasedReconConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/GuidBasedReconConfig.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class GuidBasedReconConfig extends StrictReconConfig {
 
     @Override
     public int getBatchSize() {
-        return 10;
+        return 50;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/IdBasedReconConfig.java b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/IdBasedReconConfig.java
index 1fdd02ad6..739a31458 100644
--- a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/IdBasedReconConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/IdBasedReconConfig.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class IdBasedReconConfig extends StrictReconConfig {
 
     @Override
     public int getBatchSize() {
-        return 10;
+        return 40;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/KeyBasedReconConfig.java b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/KeyBasedReconConfig.java
index 7f682b111..c082e9d11 100644
--- a/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/KeyBasedReconConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/freebase/src/com/google/refine/freebase/model/recon/KeyBasedReconConfig.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class KeyBasedReconConfig extends StrictReconConfig {
 
     @Override
     public int getBatchSize() {
-        return 10;
+        return 40;
     }
 
     @Override