diff --git a/lib/mbtiles.js b/lib/mbtiles.js
index 2e39329..d60f1d6 100644
--- a/lib/mbtiles.js
+++ b/lib/mbtiles.js
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ MBTiles.prototype.putGeocoderData = function(type, shard, data, callback) {
 };
 
 var stackCounter = 0;
-var stackMax = 10;
+var stackMax = 3;
 
 // Implements carmen#geocoderDataIterator method.
 MBTiles.prototype.geocoderDataIterator = function(type) {
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ MBTiles.prototype.geocoderDataIterator = function(type) {
     var doneSentinel = {};
     var _this = this;
 
-    // every tenth callback call (globally) do it via setImmediate
+    // every nth callback call (globally) do it via setImmediate
     // to avoid callback loops that blow the callstack
     var checkStack = function(cb, arg) {
         if (stackCounter >= stackMax) {