diff --git a/scripts/audit_exception_handling.py b/scripts/audit_exception_handling.py
index 14ad9a26..ca65c945 100644
--- a/scripts/audit_exception_handling.py
+++ b/scripts/audit_exception_handling.py
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ def main() -> int:
  )
  parser.add_argument("--src", default="src", help="Source directory to audit (default: src)")
  parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="Output JSON instead of human-readable report")
- parser.add_argument("--top", type=int, default=15, help="Show top N files by violation count (default: 15)")
+ parser.add_argument("--top", type=int, default=200, help="Show top N files by violation count (default: 200)")
  parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true", help="Show every site inline (default: top N summary)")
  parser.add_argument("--include-tests", action="store_true", help="Also scan tests/ and scripts/")
  parser.add_argument("--strict", action="store_true", help="Exit 1 if any violations are found (for CI use; the convention's CI gate)")