diff --git a/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.json b/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.json
index 58c7bddb7..5472b16d6 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.json
+++ b/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	"VaultIdentifierKeySizeLimit": "64b",
 	"VaultIdentifierOwnerSizeLimit": "64b",
 	"VaultIdentifierNamespaceSizeLimit": "64b",
-	"VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit": "10",
+	"VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit": "1",
 	"VaultRequestBatchSizeLimit": "10",
 	"VaultMaxQuerySizeLimit": "102.4kb",
 	"VaultMaxObservationSizeLimit": "512kb",
diff --git a/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.toml b/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.toml
index d7d6e0596..725e51f1e 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.toml
+++ b/pkg/settings/cresettings/defaults.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ VaultShareSizeLimit = '600b'
 VaultIdentifierKeySizeLimit = '64b'
 VaultIdentifierOwnerSizeLimit = '64b'
 VaultIdentifierNamespaceSizeLimit = '64b'
-VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit = '10'
+VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit = '1'
 VaultRequestBatchSizeLimit = '10'
 VaultMaxQuerySizeLimit = '102.4kb'
 VaultMaxObservationSizeLimit = '512kb'
diff --git a/pkg/settings/cresettings/settings.go b/pkg/settings/cresettings/settings.go
index c99c88b36..1d77201e4 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/cresettings/settings.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/cresettings/settings.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var Default = Schema{
 	VaultIdentifierKeySizeLimit:       Size(64 * config.Byte),
 	VaultIdentifierOwnerSizeLimit:     Size(64 * config.Byte),
 	VaultIdentifierNamespaceSizeLimit: Size(64 * config.Byte),
-	VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit:         Int(10),
+	VaultPluginBatchSizeLimit:         Int(1),
 	VaultRequestBatchSizeLimit:        Int(10),
 	VaultShareSizeLimit:               Size(600 * config.Byte),