diff --git a/benchmarks/b0_tracker/forward_protons.sh b/benchmarks/b0_tracker/forward_protons.sh
index fd7db809993d003b60ecf1b72c4849a3df964970..30e12a5be6d9a634e017166a7235d43bbb634813 100755
--- a/benchmarks/b0_tracker/forward_protons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/b0_tracker/forward_protons.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_DETECTOR}" ]] ; then
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -n  "${JUGGLER_N_EVENTS}" ]] ; then 
-  export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=100
+  export JUGGLER_N_EVENTS=1000
 fi
 
 export FILE_NAME_TAG="forward_protons"