diff --git a/bitchat/Nostr/NostrRelayManager.swift b/bitchat/Nostr/NostrRelayManager.swift
index 1211c2ec..bbe13235 100644
--- a/bitchat/Nostr/NostrRelayManager.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Nostr/NostrRelayManager.swift
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ struct NostrFilter: Encodable {
     }
 
     // For location channels: geohash-scoped ephemeral events (kind 20000) and presence (kind 20001)
-    static func geohashEphemeral(_ geohash: String, since: Date? = nil, limit: Int = 200) -> NostrFilter {
+    static func geohashEphemeral(_ geohash: String, since: Date? = nil, limit: Int = 1000) -> NostrFilter {
         var filter = NostrFilter()
         filter.kinds = [20000, 20001]
         filter.since = since?.timeIntervalSince1970.toInt()