diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index b4ac97da5..c4ab09e3c 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Config(object):
     SQLALCHEMY_POOL_TIMEOUT = 30
     SQLALCHEMY_POOL_RECYCLE = 300
     SQLALCHEMY_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT = 1200
-    PAGE_SIZE = 50
+    PAGE_SIZE = 20
     API_PAGE_SIZE = 250
     REDIS_URL = cloud_config.redis_url
     REDIS_ENABLED = getenv("REDIS_ENABLED", "1") == "1"
diff --git a/tests/app/inbound_sms/test_rest.py b/tests/app/inbound_sms/test_rest.py
index da1230a1b..39168762f 100644
--- a/tests/app/inbound_sms/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/inbound_sms/test_rest.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def test_get_inbound_sms_by_id_with_invalid_service_id_returns_404(
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "page_given, expected_rows, has_next_link",
-    [(True, 10, False), (False, 50, True)],
+    [(True, 20, True), (False, 20, True)],
 )
 def test_get_most_recent_inbound_sms_for_service(
     admin_request,
diff --git a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
index 1979ccdfe..fec71cf82 100644
--- a/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/service/test_rest.py
@@ -2036,10 +2036,10 @@ def test_get_notifications_for_service_pagination_links(
     resp = admin_request.get(
         "service.get_all_notifications_for_service",
         service_id=sample_template.service_id,
-        page=3,
+        page=6,
     )
 
-    assert "?page=2" in resp["links"]["prev"]
+    assert "?page=5" in resp["links"]["prev"]
     assert "next" not in resp["links"]