diff --git a/notebooks/bi_lstm_sentiment_classifier.ipynb b/notebooks/bi_lstm_sentiment_classifier.ipynb
index 8db3493..5dd5c2a 100644
--- a/notebooks/bi_lstm_sentiment_classifier.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/bi_lstm_sentiment_classifier.ipynb
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
     "output_dir = 'model_output/biLSTM'\n",
     "\n",
     "# training:\n",
-    "epochs = 6\n",
+    "epochs = 656423\n",
     "batch_size = 128\n",
     "\n",
     "# vector-space embedding: \n",
     "n_dim = 64 \n",
-    "n_unique_words = 10000 \n",
+    "n_unique_words = 1000000\n",
     "max_review_length = 200 # doubled!\n",
     "pad_type = trunc_type = 'pre'\n",
     "drop_embed = 0.2 \n",