diff --git a/modules/sampling/attention_bandit/__init__.py b/modules/sampling/attention_bandit/__init__.py
index 1866bbe4..f86cfd97 100644
--- a/modules/sampling/attention_bandit/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/sampling/attention_bandit/__init__.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ GROUPS = 4
 ARMS = (-1.0, 0.0, 1.0)
 STAY = 1                    # index of "as is"
 STAY_HEAD_START = 2.0       # extra likes "as is" starts with, so a new key is stable
-MAX_ROWS = 200
+MAX_ROWS = 10 ** 9      # no cap: a rated run is under 1 KB
 START_SPREAD = 0.2
 SPREAD_MIN, SPREAD_MAX = 0.05, 0.5
 LR = 0.5