diff --git a/python/TestHarness/TestHarness.py b/python/TestHarness/TestHarness.py
index 204e27de94ab..f3578d174898 100644
--- a/python/TestHarness/TestHarness.py
+++ b/python/TestHarness/TestHarness.py
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ def parseCLArgs(self, argv):
         parser.add_argument('-l', '--load-average', action='store', type=float, dest='load', help='Do not run additional tests if the load average is at least LOAD')
         parser.add_argument('-t', '--timing', action='store_true', dest='timing', help='Report Timing information for passing tests')
         parser.add_argument('--longest-jobs', action='store', dest='longest_jobs', type=int, default=0, help='Print the longest running jobs upon completion')
-        parser.add_argument('--largest-jobs', action='store', dest='largest_jobs', type=int, default=0, help='Print the largest (by max memory usage) jobs upon completion')
+        parser.add_argument('--largest-jobs', action='store', dest='largest_jobs', type=int, default=20, help='Print the largest (by max memory usage) jobs upon completion')
         parser.add_argument('-s', '--scale', action='store_true', dest='scaling', help='Scale problems that have SCALE_REFINE set')
         parser.add_argument('-i', nargs=1, action='store', type=str, dest='input_file_name', help='The test specification file to look for (default: tests)')
         parser.add_argument('--libmesh_dir', nargs=1, action='store', type=str, dest='libmesh_dir', help='Currently only needed for bitten code coverage')