diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
index 7900151c7..9be4b836c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public  class       ContributionsActivity
                     AdapterView.OnItemClickListener,
                     MediaDetailPagerFragment.MediaDetailProvider,
                     FragmentManager.OnBackStackChangedListener,
-                    ContributionsListFragment.SourceRefresher
-{
+                    ContributionsListFragment.SourceRefresher {
 
     private Cursor allContributions;
     private ContributionsListFragment contributionsList;
@@ -92,6 +91,15 @@ public  class       ContributionsActivity
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
+        SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
+        boolean isSettingsChanged =
+                sharedPreferences.getBoolean(Prefs.IS_CONTRIBUTION_COUNT_CHANGED,false);
+        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
+        editor.putBoolean(Prefs.IS_CONTRIBUTION_COUNT_CHANGED,false);
+        editor.apply();
+        if (isSettingsChanged) {
+            refreshSource();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsSyncAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsSyncAdapter.java
index bdc870457..81510e23b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsSyncAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsSyncAdapter.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
-import fr.free.nrw.commons.MWApi;
 import org.mediawiki.api.ApiResult;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.CommonsApplication;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.MWApi;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.Utils;
 import timber.log.Timber;
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ContributionsSyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {
 
     private int getLimit() {
 
-        int limit = 100;
+        int limit = 500;
         Timber.d("Max number of uploads set to %d", limit);
         return limit; // FIXME: Parameterize!
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/Prefs.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/Prefs.java
index 4c2209153..722733393 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/Prefs.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/Prefs.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public class Prefs {
     public static String TRACKING_ENABLED = "eventLogging";
     public static final String DEFAULT_LICENSE = "defaultLicense";
     public static final String UPLOADS_SHOWING = "uploadsshowing";
+    public static final String IS_CONTRIBUTION_COUNT_CHANGED = "ccontributionCountChanged";
 
     public static class Licenses {
         public static final String CC_BY_SA_3 = "CC BY-SA 3.0";
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsFragment.java
index 790ae2da8..84c5e1e13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/settings/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -45,17 +45,16 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
         });
 
         final EditTextPreference uploadLimit = (EditTextPreference) findPreference("uploads");
-        SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager
+        final SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager
                 .getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
         int uploads = sharedPref.getInt(Prefs.UPLOADS_SHOWING, 100);
+        uploadLimit.setText(uploads + "");
         uploadLimit.setSummary(uploads + "");
         uploadLimit.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(new Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
 
             @Override
             public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
                 int value = Integer.parseInt(newValue.toString());
-                final SharedPreferences sharedPref = PreferenceManager
-                        .getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
                 final SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit();
                 if (value > 500) {
                     new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
@@ -69,10 +68,12 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment {
                             .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert)
                             .show();
                     editor.putInt(Prefs.UPLOADS_SHOWING, 500);
+                    editor.putBoolean(Prefs.IS_CONTRIBUTION_COUNT_CHANGED,true);
                     uploadLimit.setSummary(500 + "");
                     uploadLimit.setText(500 + "");
                 } else {
                     editor.putInt(Prefs.UPLOADS_SHOWING, Integer.parseInt(newValue.toString()));
+                    editor.putBoolean(Prefs.IS_CONTRIBUTION_COUNT_CHANGED,true);
                     uploadLimit.setSummary(newValue.toString());
                 }
                 editor.apply();
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index bad2512de..10616fed5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Tap this message (or hit back) to skip this step.</string>
   <string name="mapbox_commons_app_token">pk.eyJ1IjoibWFza2FyYXZpdmVrIiwiYSI6ImNqMmxvdzFjMTAwMHYzM283ZWM3eW5tcDAifQ.ib5SZ9EVjwJe6GSKve0bcg</string>
   <string name="number_of_uploads">My Recent Upload Limit</string>
   <string name="maximum_limit">Maximum Limit</string>
-  <string name="maximum_limit_alert">Maximum limit should be 500</string>
+  <string name="maximum_limit_alert">Unable to display more than 500</string>
   <string name="set_limit">Set Recent Upload Limit</string>
 
 </resources>