diff --git a/spacy/cli/train.py b/spacy/cli/train.py
index 3dae3f68b..2faea72e7 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/train.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/train.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ numpy.random.seed(0)
     version=("Model version", "option", "V", str),
     meta_path=("Optional path to meta.json. All relevant properties will be overwritten.", "option", "m", Path)
 )
-def train(cmd, lang, output_dir, train_data, dev_data, n_iter=10, n_sents=0,
+def train(cmd, lang, output_dir, train_data, dev_data, n_iter=30, n_sents=0,
           use_gpu=-1, vectors=None, no_tagger=False, no_parser=False, no_entities=False,
           gold_preproc=False, version="0.0.0", meta_path=None):
     """