diff --git a/systest/bgindex/docker-compose.yml b/systest/bgindex/docker-compose.yml
index faba7b5fa5e..1bbc50c42ac 100644
--- a/systest/bgindex/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/systest/bgindex/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ services:
     command: /gobin/dgraph alpha --my=alpha1:7080 --zero=zero1:5080
       --logtostderr -v=2 
       --security "whitelist=10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16;" 
-      --acl "secret-file=/secret/hmac;"
+      --acl "secret-file=/secret/hmac;" 
+      --limit "max-splits=1000000; max-pending-queries=1000000;"
   zero1:
     image: dgraph/dgraph:latest
     working_dir: /data/zero1