diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 4563692271..9f1585c072 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY = 1024
 
 JOB_EVENT_WORKERS = 4
 
-JOB_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 5000
+JOB_EVENT_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 10000
 
 # Disallow sending session cookies over insecure connections
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True