diff --git a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/index.ts b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/index.ts
index 20d4e3ae85..364a29c35d 100644
--- a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/index.ts
+++ b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const action: ActionDefinition<Settings, Payload> = {
       description: 'Maximum number of events to include in each batch. Actual batch sizes may be lower.',
       type: 'number',
       required: false,
-      default: 100000
+      default: 1000000
     }
   },
   perform: async (request, { settings, payload }) => {
diff --git a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/sftp.ts b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/sftp.ts
index be2042a332..a47f480e5b 100644
--- a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/sftp.ts
+++ b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/audienceEntered/sftp.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ async function doSFTP(sftp: Client, settings: Settings, action: { (sftp: Client)
     password: settings.sftp_password
   })
 
-  await action(sftp)
+  const retVal = await action(sftp)
   await sftp.end()
+  return retVal
 }
 
 async function testAuthenticationSFTP(sftp: Client, settings: Settings) {
   return doSFTP(sftp, settings, async (sftp) => {
-    return sftp.list(settings.sftp_folder_path as string)
+    return sftp.exists(settings.sftp_folder_path as string).then((fileType) => {
+      if (!fileType) throw new Error(`Could not find path: ${settings.sftp_folder_path}`)
+    })
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/index.ts b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/index.ts
index 48304a17d8..e661c44869 100644
--- a/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/index.ts
+++ b/packages/destination-actions/src/destinations/liveramp-audiences/index.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const destination: DestinationDefinition<Settings> = {
       // S3 authentication is skipped to avoid requiring a GetObject permission on the IAM role.
       if (settings.upload_mode == 'SFTP') {
         const sftpClient = new ClientSFTP()
-        await testAuthenticationSFTP(sftpClient, settings)
+        return await testAuthenticationSFTP(sftpClient, settings)
       }
     }
   },