diff --git a/src/methods/scprint/config.vsh.yaml b/src/methods/scprint/config.vsh.yaml
index 0e3020e5..cbb968df 100644
--- a/src/methods/scprint/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/methods/scprint/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ arguments:
   - name: --max_len
     type: integer
     description: The maximum length of the gene sequence.
-    default: 4000
+    default: 2300
 
 resources:
   - type: python_script