diff --git a/app/controllers/crates.js b/app/controllers/crates.js
index e07b3662aba..a9267a86a08 100644
--- a/app/controllers/crates.js
+++ b/app/controllers/crates.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(PaginationMixin, {
   queryParams: ['letter', 'page', 'per_page', 'sort'],
   letter: null,
   page: '1',
-  per_page: 10,
+  per_page: 50,
   sort: 'alpha',
   alphabet: 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'.split(''),
 
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/crates-test.js b/tests/acceptance/crates-test.js
index 5f6647b5033..ab4ad585fe1 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/crates-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/crates-test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ module('Acceptance | crates page', function(hooks) {
   setupApplicationTest(hooks);
   setupMirage(hooks);
 
+  // should match the default set in the crates controller
+  const per_page = 50;
+
   test('is accessible', async function(assert) {
     assert.expect(0);
 
@@ -53,23 +56,29 @@ module('Acceptance | crates page', function(hooks) {
   });
 
   test('listing crates', async function(assert) {
-    this.server.loadFixtures();
+    for (let i = 1; i <= per_page; i++) {
+      this.server.create('crate');
+    }
 
     await visit('/crates');
 
-    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-current-rows]').hasText('1-10');
-    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-total-rows]').hasText('19');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-current-rows]').hasText(`1-${per_page}`);
+    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-total-rows]').hasText(`${per_page}`);
   });
 
   test('navigating to next page of crates', async function(assert) {
-    this.server.loadFixtures();
+    for (let i = 1; i <= per_page + 2; i++) {
+      this.server.create('crate');
+    }
+    const page_start = per_page + 1;
+    const total = per_page + 2;
 
     await visit('/crates');
     await click('[data-test-pagination-next]');
 
     assert.equal(currentURL(), '/crates?page=2');
-    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-current-rows]').hasText('11-19');
-    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-total-rows]').hasText('19');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-current-rows]').hasText(`${page_start}-${total}`);
+    assert.dom('[data-test-crates-nav] [data-test-total-rows]').hasText(`${total}`);
   });
 
   test('crates default sort is alphabetical', async function(assert) {