diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c5ff11..595fe9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@
             increase_reads_with : 90,    // read incrase amount (%)
             decrease_reads_with : 30,    // read decrase amount (%)
             base_reads : 5,              // minimum read Capacity
+            high_reads : 100,            // maximum read Capacity
             writes_upper_threshold : 90, // write incrase amount (%)
             writes_lower_threshold : 40, // write decrase amount (%)
             increase_writes_with : 90,   // write incrase amount (%)
             decrease_writes_with : 30,   // write incrase amount (%)
-            base_writes : 5              // minimum write Capacity
+            base_writes : 5,             // minimum write Capacity
+            high_writes : 300            // maximum write Capacity
             }
             ,
             {
@@ -46,11 +48,13 @@
             increase_reads_with : 0,     // to don't scale up reads
             decrease_reads_with : 0,     // to don't scale down reads
             base_reads : 3,
+            high_reads : 100,
             writes_upper_threshold : 90,
             writes_lower_threshold : 40,
             increase_writes_with : 0,    // to don't scale up writes
             decrease_writes_with : 0,    // to don't scale down writes
-            base_writes : 3
+            base_writes : 3,
+            high_writes : 300
             }
             // additional table...
         ]
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 8ae5d69..e98378c 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ module.exports = {
             increase_reads_with : 90, // read incrase amount (%)
             decrease_reads_with : 30, // read decrase amount (%)
             base_reads : 5,          // minimum read Capacity
+            high_reads : 100,        // maximum read Capacity
             writes_upper_threshold : 90, // write incrase amount (%)
             writes_lower_threshold : 40, // write decrase amount (%)
             increase_writes_with : 90, // write incrase amount (%)
             decrease_writes_with : 30, // write incrase amount (%)
-            base_writes : 5          // minimum write Capacity
+            base_writes : 5,         // minimum write Capacity
+            high_writes : 100        // maximum write Capacity
             }
             ,
             {
@@ -24,11 +26,13 @@ module.exports = {
             increase_reads_with : 0, // to don't scale up reads
             decrease_reads_with : 0, // to don't scale down reads
             base_reads : 3,
+            high_reads : 100,
             writes_upper_threshold : 90,
             writes_lower_threshold : 40,
             increase_writes_with : 0, // to don't scale up writes
             decrease_writes_with : 0, // to don't scale down writes
-            base_writes : 3
+            base_writes : 3,
+            high_writes : 100
             }
 
             //...
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a00a00c..5acd2ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ exports.handler = function(event, context) {
 
             // 2. calculate new read/write Capacity
             function(readCapa,readUsed,writeCapa,writeUsed,status,remainDecreaseNum,callback){
+                var newReadCapa= tasks.getTask_newCapa(readCapa,readUsed,item.reads_upper_threshold,item.reads_lower_threshold,item.increase_reads_with,item.decrease_reads_with,item.base_reads,item.high_reads);
+                var newWriteCapa= tasks.getTask_newCapa(writeCapa,writeUsed,item.writes_upper_threshold,item.writes_lower_threshold,item.increase_writes_with,item.decrease_writes_with,item.base_writes,item.high_reads);
+
                 if (status !== 'ACTIVE') {
                     callback({
                                 tableName : item.tableName,
@@ -46,16 +49,24 @@ exports.handler = function(event, context) {
                                 result : 'status is not ACTIVE'
                             });
                 }
-                else if (remainDecreaseNum === 0) {
+                // If we are out of decreases and there are no increases for read or write
+                else if (remainDecreaseNum === 0 && readCapa === Math.max(readCapa, newReadCapa) && writeCapa === Math.max(writeCapa, newWriteCapa) && (readCapa !== newReadCapa || writeCapa !== newWriteCapa)) {
                     callback({
                                 tableName : item.tableName,
                                 code : 'pass',
-                                result : 'Depleted today\'s # of decrease throughput'
+                                result : 'Depleted today\'s # of decrease throughput',
+                                detail : 'read - capacity:'+readCapa+', decreased capacity:'+newReadCapa
+                                    +' // write - capacity:'+writeCapa+', decreased capacity:'+newWriteCapa
                             });
                 }
                 else {
-                    var newReadCapa= tasks.getTask_newCapa(readCapa,readUsed,item.reads_upper_threshold,item.reads_lower_threshold,item.increase_reads_with,item.decrease_reads_with,item.base_reads);
-                    var newWriteCapa= tasks.getTask_newCapa(writeCapa,writeUsed,item.writes_upper_threshold,item.writes_lower_threshold,item.increase_writes_with,item.decrease_writes_with,item.base_writes);
+
+                    // If we are out of decreases set the new capacity to the max of the new and old capacities
+                    if (remainDecreaseNum === 0) {
+                        newReadCapa = Math.max(readCapa, newReadCapa);
+                        newWriteCapa = Math.max(writeCapa, newWriteCapa);
+                    }
+
                     if (readCapa === newReadCapa && writeCapa === newWriteCapa) {
                         callback({
                                 tableName : item.tableName,
diff --git a/tasks.js b/tasks.js
index 42962df..180dff1 100644
--- a/tasks.js
+++ b/tasks.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ exports.getTask_consumedReadCapa = function(tableName, callback) {
         Namespace: 'AWS/DynamoDB', //required
         Period: (env.timeframeMin*60), // required
         StartTime: env.startTime, // required
-        Statistics: [ 'Average' ],
+        Statistics: [ 'Sum' ],
         Dimensions: [
         {
             Name: 'TableName', // required
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports.getTask_consumedReadCapa = function(tableName, callback) {
             });
         }
         else {
-            callback(null,data.Datapoints.length === 0 ? 0 : data.Datapoints[0].Average);
+            callback(null,data.Datapoints.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.round(data.Datapoints[0].Sum/60/env.timeframeMin));
         }
     });
 };
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ exports.getTask_consumedWriteCapa = function(tableName, callback) {
         Namespace: 'AWS/DynamoDB', //required
         Period: (env.timeframeMin*60), // required
         StartTime: env.startTime, // required
-        Statistics: [ 'Average' ],
+        Statistics: [ 'Sum' ],
         Dimensions: [
         {
             Name: 'TableName', // required
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ exports.getTask_consumedWriteCapa = function(tableName, callback) {
             });
         }
         else {
-            callback(null,data.Datapoints.length === 0 ? 0 : data.Datapoints[0].Average);
+            callback(null,data.Datapoints.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.round(data.Datapoints[0].Sum/60/env.timeframeMin));
         }
     });
 };
 
 // calculate Capacity to update
-exports.getTask_newCapa = function(capa,used,upperThsd,lowerThsd,increseAmt,decreseAmt,base) {
+exports.getTask_newCapa = function(capa,used,upperThsd,lowerThsd,increseAmt,decreseAmt,base,high) {
     var rate = (used/capa)*100;
     if ( rate > upperThsd )
     {
-        return Math.round(capa+(capa*(increseAmt/100)));
+        return Math.min(Math.round(capa+(capa*(increseAmt/100))),high);
     }
     else if ( rate < lowerThsd )
     {