diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/git_backend.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/git_backend.pp
index 0f1694b3ca..9b2b17aaf2 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/git_backend.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/git_backend.pp
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ class openstack_project::git_backend (
     ssl_chain_file_contents => $ssl_chain_file_contents,
     behind_proxy            => $behind_proxy,
     cgitrc_settings         => {
-        'clone-prefix'  => 'git://git.openstack.org https://git.openstack.org',
-        'commit-filter' => '/usr/local/bin/commit-filter.sh',
-        'css'           => '/static/openstack.css',
-        'favicon'       => '/static/favicon.ico',
-        'logo'          => '/static/openstack.png',
-        'root-title'    => 'OpenStack git repository browser',
+        'clone-prefix'   => 'git://git.openstack.org https://git.openstack.org',
+        'commit-filter'  => '/usr/local/bin/commit-filter.sh',
+        'css'            => '/static/openstack.css',
+        'favicon'        => '/static/favicon.ico',
+        'logo'           => '/static/openstack.png',
+        'root-title'     => 'OpenStack git repository browser',
+        'max-repo-count' => 1500,
     },
     manage_cgitrc           => true,
     selinux_mode            => $selinux_mode