diff --git a/icechunk/src/format/manifest.rs b/icechunk/src/format/manifest.rs
index 44bcd52e6..9cfe0b2a2 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/format/manifest.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/format/manifest.rs
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ fn mk_chunk_ref<'bldr>(
 
 static ROOT_OPTIONS: VerifierOptions = VerifierOptions {
     max_depth: 64,
-    max_tables: 50_000_000,
+    max_tables: 500_000_000,
     max_apparent_size: 1 << 31, // taken from the default
     ignore_missing_null_terminator: true,
 };
diff --git a/icechunk/src/format/repo_info.rs b/icechunk/src/format/repo_info.rs
index 9aac54c47..1bbd7a78d 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/format/repo_info.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/format/repo_info.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub enum UpdateType {
 
 static ROOT_OPTIONS: VerifierOptions = VerifierOptions {
     max_depth: 10,
-    max_tables: 500_000,
+    max_tables: 5_000_000,
     max_apparent_size: 1 << 31, // taken from the default
     ignore_missing_null_terminator: true,
 };
diff --git a/icechunk/src/format/snapshot.rs b/icechunk/src/format/snapshot.rs
index 0ce042057..0dfbd5856 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/format/snapshot.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/format/snapshot.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl SnapshotInfo {
 
 static ROOT_OPTIONS: VerifierOptions = VerifierOptions {
     max_depth: 64,
-    max_tables: 500_000,
+    max_tables: 50_000_000,
     max_apparent_size: 1 << 31, // taken from the default
     ignore_missing_null_terminator: true,
 };