diff --git a/etc/stackalytics.conf b/etc/stackalytics.conf
index 847a15fca..370ad532d 100644
--- a/etc/stackalytics.conf
+++ b/etc/stackalytics.conf
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@
 
 # Name of file to store python profiler data. This option works for dashboard only
 # collect_profiler_stats =
+
+# How many member profiles to look ahead after the last
+# members_look_ahead = 250
diff --git a/stackalytics/processor/config.py b/stackalytics/processor/config.py
index 476bcb2eb..3218f7ecb 100644
--- a/stackalytics/processor/config.py
+++ b/stackalytics/processor/config.py
@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('collect-profiler-stats',
                help='Name of file to store python profiler data. This option '
                     'works for dashboard only'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('members-look-ahead', default=250,
+               help='How many member profiles to look ahead after the last'),
 ]
diff --git a/stackalytics/processor/main.py b/stackalytics/processor/main.py
index b1773b461..b55597674 100644
--- a/stackalytics/processor/main.py
+++ b/stackalytics/processor/main.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ def _process_mail_list(uri, runtime_storage_inst, record_processor_inst):
 
 def _process_member_list(uri, runtime_storage_inst, record_processor_inst):
     member_iterator = mps.log(uri, runtime_storage_inst,
-                              cfg.CONF.days_to_update_members)
+                              cfg.CONF.days_to_update_members,
+                              cfg.CONF.members_look_ahead)
     member_iterator_typed = _record_typer(member_iterator, 'member')
     processed_member_iterator = record_processor_inst.process(
         member_iterator_typed)
diff --git a/stackalytics/processor/mps.py b/stackalytics/processor/mps.py
index f6ca05fde..b4be2a9e5 100644
--- a/stackalytics/processor/mps.py
+++ b/stackalytics/processor/mps.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ NAME_AND_DATE_PATTERN = r'<h3>(?P<member_name>[^<]*)[\s\S]*?' \
 COMPANY_PATTERN = r'<strong>Date\sJoined[\s\S]*?<b>(?P<company_draft>[^<]*)' \
                   r'[\s\S]*?From\s(?P<date_from>[\s\S]*?)\(Current\)'
 
-CNT_EMPTY_MEMBERS = 50
-
 
 def _convert_str_fields_to_unicode(result):
     for field, value in six.iteritems(result):
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ def _retrieve_member(uri, member_id, html_parser):
     return member
 
 
-def log(uri, runtime_storage_inst, days_to_update_members):
+def log(uri, runtime_storage_inst, days_to_update_members, members_look_ahead):
     LOG.debug('Retrieving new openstack.org members')
 
     last_update_members_date = runtime_storage_inst.get_by_key(
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ def log(uri, runtime_storage_inst, days_to_update_members):
     cur_index = last_member_index + 1
     html_parser = six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser()
 
-    while cnt_empty < CNT_EMPTY_MEMBERS:
+    while cnt_empty < members_look_ahead:
 
         profile_uri = uri + str(cur_index)
         member = _retrieve_member(profile_uri, str(cur_index), html_parser)