diff --git a/compare-addresses.py b/compare-addresses.py
index 09a2926..8867da5 100644
--- a/compare-addresses.py
+++ b/compare-addresses.py
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ Examples:
                        help='Force re-download of OSM data (ignore cache)')
     parser.add_argument('--sample', '-s', type=int, 
                        help='Process only a sample of N addresses for testing')
-    parser.add_argument('--max-osm', type=int, default=50000,
-                       help='Maximum number of OSM addresses to process (default: 50000)')
+    parser.add_argument('--max-osm', type=int, default=None,
+                       help='Maximum number of OSM addresses to process (default: no limit)')
     
     args = parser.parse_args()