diff --git a/scripts/virusbreakend.sh b/scripts/virusbreakend.sh
index 4f6116f98..98a501654 100644
--- a/scripts/virusbreakend.sh
+++ b/scripts/virusbreakend.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ nodesdmp=""
 virushostdb=""
 minreads="50"
 viralgenomes="1"
-metricsrecords=1000000
+metricsrecords=10000000
 metricsmaxcoverage=100000
 maxcoverage=1000000
 hosttaxid=9606