diff --git a/scripts/src/cowidev/cmd/check.py b/scripts/src/cowidev/cmd/check.py
index e4ddef984966..0059efa2a81b 100644
--- a/scripts/src/cowidev/cmd/check.py
+++ b/scripts/src/cowidev/cmd/check.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ALLOWED_DAYS_MAX_JHU = 1
 ALLOWED_DAYS_MAX_TESTING = 7
 ALLOWED_DAYS_MAX_HOSP = 7
-ALLOWED_DAYS_MAX_MEGAFILE = 1
+ALLOWED_DAYS_MAX_MEGAFILE = 10
 
 
 def check_updated(url, date_col, allowed_days, weekends, local_check=False, url_local=None) -> None: