diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.test.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.test.tsx
index 899a87329..6995f240a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.test.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ThroughputInput } from "./ThroughputInput";
 const props = {
   isDatabase: false,
   showFreeTierExceedThroughputTooltip: true,
-  isSharded: false,
+  isSharded: true,
   setThroughputValue: () => jest.fn(),
   setIsAutoscale: () => jest.fn(),
   onCostAcknowledgeChange: () => jest.fn(),
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.tsx b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.tsx
index 9ee8b272e..8c780cebc 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/ThroughputInput.tsx
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ export const ThroughputInput: FunctionComponent<ThroughputInputProps> = ({
       throughputHeaderText = AutoPilotUtils.getAutoPilotHeaderText().toLocaleLowerCase();
     } else {
       const minRU: string = SharedConstants.CollectionCreation.DefaultCollectionRUs400.toLocaleString();
-      const maxRU: string = userContext.isTryCosmosDBSubscription
-        ? Constants.TryCosmosExperience.maxRU.toLocaleString()
-        : "unlimited";
+
+      let maxRU: string;
+      if (userContext.isTryCosmosDBSubscription) {
+        maxRU = Constants.TryCosmosExperience.maxRU.toLocaleString();
+      } else if (!isSharded) {
+        maxRU = "10000";
+      } else {
+        maxRU = "unlimited";
+      }
+
       throughputHeaderText = `throughput (${minRU} - ${maxRU} RU/s)`;
     }
     return `${isDatabase ? "Database" : getCollectionName()} ${throughputHeaderText}`;
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/__snapshots__/ThroughputInput.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/__snapshots__/ThroughputInput.test.tsx.snap
index 4b0afb1ee..d295a7574 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/__snapshots__/ThroughputInput.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/ThroughputInput/__snapshots__/ThroughputInput.test.tsx.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 exports[`ThroughputInput Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
 <ThroughputInput
   isDatabase={false}
-  isSharded={false}
+  isSharded={true}
   onCostAcknowledgeChange={[Function]}
   setIsAutoscale={[Function]}
   setThroughputValue={[Function]}