diff --git a/services/docstore/app/js/DocArchiveManager.js b/services/docstore/app/js/DocArchiveManager.js
index 13bf8db6cd..7b4bf4611f 100644
--- a/services/docstore/app/js/DocArchiveManager.js
+++ b/services/docstore/app/js/DocArchiveManager.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const PersistorManager = require('./PersistorManager')
 const pMap = require('p-map')
 
 const PARALLEL_JOBS = settings.parallelArchiveJobs
+const ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE = settings.archiveBatchSize
+const UN_ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE = settings.unArchiveBatchSize
 const DESTROY_BATCH_SIZE = settings.destroyBatchSize
 const DESTROY_RETRY_COUNT = settings.destroyRetryCount
 
@@ -33,20 +35,19 @@ module.exports = {
 }
 
 async function archiveAllDocs(projectId) {
-  const docs = await MongoManager.getProjectsDocs(
-    projectId,
-    { include_deleted: true },
-    { lines: true, ranges: true, rev: true, inS3: true }
-  )
+  while (true) {
+    const docs = await MongoManager.getNNonArchivedProjectDocs(
+      projectId,
+      ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE
+    )
+    if (!docs || docs.length === 0) {
+      break
+    }
 
-  if (!docs) {
-    throw new Errors.NotFoundError(`No docs for project ${projectId}`)
+    await pMap(docs, (doc) => archiveDoc(projectId, doc), {
+      concurrency: PARALLEL_JOBS
+    })
   }
-
-  const docsToArchive = docs.filter((doc) => !doc.inS3)
-  await pMap(docsToArchive, (doc) => archiveDoc(projectId, doc), {
-    concurrency: PARALLEL_JOBS
-  })
 }
 
 async function archiveDocById(projectId, docId) {
@@ -102,18 +103,26 @@ async function archiveDoc(projectId, doc) {
 }
 
 async function unArchiveAllDocs(projectId) {
-  let docs
-  if (settings.docstore.keepSoftDeletedDocsArchived) {
-    docs = await MongoManager.getNonDeletedArchivedProjectDocs(projectId)
-  } else {
-    docs = await MongoManager.getArchivedProjectDocs(projectId)
+  while (true) {
+    let docs
+    if (settings.docstore.keepSoftDeletedDocsArchived) {
+      docs = await MongoManager.getNNonDeletedArchivedProjectDocs(
+        projectId,
+        UN_ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE
+      )
+    } else {
+      docs = await MongoManager.getNArchivedProjectDocs(
+        projectId,
+        UN_ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE
+      )
+    }
+    if (!docs || docs.length === 0) {
+      break
+    }
+    await pMap(docs, (doc) => unarchiveDoc(projectId, doc._id), {
+      concurrency: PARALLEL_JOBS
+    })
   }
-  if (!docs) {
-    throw new Errors.NotFoundError(`No docs for project ${projectId}`)
-  }
-  await pMap(docs, (doc) => unarchiveDoc(projectId, doc._id), {
-    concurrency: PARALLEL_JOBS
-  })
 }
 
 async function unarchiveDoc(projectId, docId) {
diff --git a/services/docstore/app/js/MongoManager.js b/services/docstore/app/js/MongoManager.js
index 7bfdf82aef..e62f7e6eaf 100644
--- a/services/docstore/app/js/MongoManager.js
+++ b/services/docstore/app/js/MongoManager.js
@@ -64,21 +64,29 @@ module.exports = MongoManager = {
     db.docs.find(query, queryOptions).toArray(callback)
   },
 
-  getArchivedProjectDocs(project_id, callback) {
+  getNArchivedProjectDocs(project_id, n, callback) {
     const query = {
       project_id: ObjectId(project_id.toString()),
       inS3: true
     }
-    db.docs.find(query).toArray(callback)
+    db.docs.find(query, { projection: { _id: 1 }, limit: n }).toArray(callback)
   },
 
-  getNonDeletedArchivedProjectDocs(project_id, callback) {
+  getNNonArchivedProjectDocs(project_id, n, callback) {
+    const query = {
+      project_id: ObjectId(project_id.toString()),
+      inS3: { $ne: true }
+    }
+    db.docs.find(query, { limit: n }).toArray(callback)
+  },
+
+  getNNonDeletedArchivedProjectDocs(project_id, n, callback) {
     const query = {
       project_id: ObjectId(project_id.toString()),
       deleted: { $ne: true },
       inS3: true
     }
-    db.docs.find(query).toArray(callback)
+    db.docs.find(query, { projection: { _id: 1 }, limit: n }).toArray(callback)
   },
 
   upsertIntoDocCollection(project_id, doc_id, updates, callback) {
diff --git a/services/docstore/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/docstore/config/settings.defaults.js
index 8d3ecdc9f1..0f1c1ab42b 100644
--- a/services/docstore/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/docstore/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ const Settings = {
 
   max_doc_length: parseInt(process.env.MAX_DOC_LENGTH) || 2 * 1024 * 1024, // 2mb
 
+  archiveBatchSize: parseInt(process.env.ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE, 10) || 50,
+  unArchiveBatchSize: parseInt(process.env.UN_ARCHIVE_BATCH_SIZE, 10) || 50,
   destroyBatchSize: parseInt(process.env.DESTROY_BATCH_SIZE, 10) || 2000,
   destroyRetryCount: parseInt(process.env.DESTROY_RETRY_COUNT || '3', 10),
   parallelArchiveJobs: parseInt(process.env.PARALLEL_ARCHIVE_JOBS, 10) || 5
diff --git a/services/docstore/test/unit/js/DocArchiveManagerTests.js b/services/docstore/test/unit/js/DocArchiveManagerTests.js
index a324cfe916..e902622db1 100644
--- a/services/docstore/test/unit/js/DocArchiveManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/docstore/test/unit/js/DocArchiveManagerTests.js
@@ -116,12 +116,24 @@ describe('DocArchiveManager', function () {
       deleteObject: sinon.stub().resolves()
     }
 
+    const getNNonArchivedProjectDocs = sinon.stub()
+    getNNonArchivedProjectDocs
+      .onCall(0)
+      .resolves(mongoDocs.filter((doc) => !doc.inS3))
+    getNNonArchivedProjectDocs.onCall(1).resolves([])
+
+    const getNArchivedProjectDocs = sinon.stub()
+    getNArchivedProjectDocs.onCall(0).resolves(archivedDocs)
+    getNArchivedProjectDocs.onCall(1).resolves([])
+
     MongoManager = {
       promises: {
         markDocAsArchived: sinon.stub().resolves(),
         upsertIntoDocCollection: sinon.stub().resolves(),
         getProjectsDocs: sinon.stub().resolves(mongoDocs),
-        getArchivedProjectDocs: sinon.stub().resolves(archivedDocs),
+        getNNonDeletedArchivedProjectDocs: getNArchivedProjectDocs,
+        getNNonArchivedProjectDocs,
+        getNArchivedProjectDocs,
         findDoc: sinon.stub().rejects(new Errors.NotFoundError()),
         destroyDoc: sinon.stub().resolves()
       }
@@ -519,14 +531,6 @@ describe('DocArchiveManager', function () {
         MongoManager.promises.markDocAsArchived
       ).not.to.have.been.calledWith(mongoDocs[3]._id)
     })
-
-    it('should return error if the project has no docs', async function () {
-      MongoManager.promises.getProjectsDocs.resolves(null)
-
-      await expect(
-        DocArchiveManager.promises.archiveAllDocs(projectId)
-      ).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.be.instanceof(Errors.NotFoundError)
-    })
   })
 
   describe('unArchiveAllDocs', function () {
@@ -545,14 +549,6 @@ describe('DocArchiveManager', function () {
         )
       }
     })
-
-    it('should return error if the project has no docs', async function () {
-      MongoManager.promises.getArchivedProjectDocs.resolves(null)
-
-      await expect(
-        DocArchiveManager.promises.unArchiveAllDocs(projectId)
-      ).to.eventually.be.rejected.and.be.instanceof(Errors.NotFoundError)
-    })
   })
 
   describe('destroyAllDocs', function () {