--- a/Plugins/PluginVcsMercurial.py	Sat Feb 01 17:01:08 2014 +0100
+++ b/Plugins/PluginVcsMercurial.py	Sat Feb 01 17:01:46 2014 +0100
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         self.__mercurialDefaults = {
             "StopLogOnCopy": True,  # used in log browser
             "UseLogBrowser": True,
-            "LogLimit": 100,
+            "LogLimit": 20,
             "CommitMessages": 20,
             "PullUpdate": False,
             "PreferUnbundle": False,