diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/SearchTraceQLEditor/SearchField.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/SearchTraceQLEditor/SearchField.tsx
index 6fed3a0b35b..bb56da5cdb8 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/SearchTraceQLEditor/SearchField.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/tempo/SearchTraceQLEditor/SearchField.tsx
@@ -268,6 +268,6 @@ export const withTemplateVariableOptions = (options: SelectableValue[] | undefin
 };
 
 // Limit maximum options in select dropdowns for performance reasons
-export const maxOptions = 10000;
+export const maxOptions = 1000;
 
 export default SearchField;