diff --git a/scripts/commands/create-database.js b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
index 8a41dbbfa..777ab22a2 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/create-database.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const options = program
     '--max-clusters <max-clusters>',
     'Set maximum number of clusters',
     parser.parseNumber,
-    200
+    256
   )
   .option('--input-dir <input-dir>', 'Set path to input directory', 'channels')
   .parse(process.argv)