diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
index d0bc5b23d..1f0eda4f7 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane.tsx
@@ -386,10 +386,10 @@ export const SettingsPane: FunctionComponent<{ explorer: Explorer }> = ({
                       labelPosition={Position.top}
                       defaultValue={(ruThreshold || DefaultRUThreshold).toString()}
                       min={1}
-                      step={10}
+                      step={1000}
                       onChange={handleOnRUThresholdSpinButtonChange}
-                      incrementButtonAriaLabel="Increase value by 10"
-                      decrementButtonAriaLabel="Decrease value by 10"
+                      incrementButtonAriaLabel="Increase value by 1000"
+                      decrementButtonAriaLabel="Decrease value by 1000"
                       styles={spinButtonStyles}
                     />
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
index f6e6a66ba..6f4ac0c06 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@ exports[`Settings Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
         </div>
         <div>
           <StyledSpinButton
-            decrementButtonAriaLabel="Decrease value by 10"
-            defaultValue="100"
-            incrementButtonAriaLabel="Increase value by 10"
+            decrementButtonAriaLabel="Decrease value by 1000"
+            defaultValue="5000"
+            incrementButtonAriaLabel="Increase value by 1000"
             label="RU Threshold (RU)"
             labelPosition={0}
             min={1}
             onChange={[Function]}
-            step={10}
+            step={1000}
             styles={
               Object {
                 "arrowButtonsContainer": Object {},
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Tabs/Tabs.tsx b/src/Explorer/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
index 91dfbc120..6de7aa945 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Tabs/Tabs.tsx
@@ -63,9 +63,14 @@ export const Tabs = ({ explorer }: TabsProps): JSX.Element => {
           onDismiss={() => {
             setShowRUThresholdMessageBar(false);
           }}
+          styles={{
+            innerText: {
+              fontWeight: "bold",
+            },
+          }}
         >
           {
-            "Avoid high cost queries! We automatically abort them if they exceed the set RU limit.  To adjust your limit go to Settings > RU threshold."
+            "To prevent queries from using excessive RUs, Data Explorer has a 5,000 RU default limit. To modify or remove the limit, go to the Settings cog on the right and find 'RU Threshold'."
           }
         </MessageBar>
       )}
diff --git a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
index b9b02ff11..b229ac7db 100644
--- a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
+++ b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ export const getRUThreshold = (): number => {
   return DefaultRUThreshold;
 };
 
-export const DefaultRUThreshold = 100;
+export const DefaultRUThreshold = 5000;