diff --git a/eland/dataframe.py b/eland/dataframe.py
index 33164da..f9a18b4 100644
--- a/eland/dataframe.py
+++ b/eland/dataframe.py
@@ -244,13 +244,22 @@ class DataFrame(NDFrame):
         """
         buf = StringIO()
 
+        # max_rows and max_cols determine the maximum size of the pretty printed tabular
+        # representation of the dataframe. pandas defaults are 60 and 20 respectively.
+        # dataframes where len(df) > max_rows shows a truncated view with 10 rows shown.
         max_rows = pd.get_option("display.max_rows")
         max_cols = pd.get_option("display.max_columns")
+        min_rows = pd.get_option("display.min_rows")
+
+        if len(self) > max_rows:
+            max_rows = min_rows
+
         show_dimensions = pd.get_option("display.show_dimensions")
         if pd.get_option("display.expand_frame_repr"):
             width, _ = console.get_console_size()
         else:
             width = None
+
         self.to_string(buf=buf, max_rows=max_rows, max_cols=max_cols,
                        line_width=width, show_dimensions=show_dimensions)
 
diff --git a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_repr_pytest.py b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_repr_pytest.py
index 8210af0..27ce50c 100644
--- a/eland/tests/dataframe/test_repr_pytest.py
+++ b/eland/tests/dataframe/test_repr_pytest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class TestDataFrameRepr(TestData):
 
         assert pd_head_11_str == ed_head_11_str
 
+    def test_less_than_max_rows_to_string(self):
+        ed_flights = self.ed_flights()
+        pd_flights = self.pd_flights()
+
+        ed_less_than_max = ed_flights[ed_flights['AvgTicketPrice']>1190]
+        pd_less_than_max = pd_flights[pd_flights['AvgTicketPrice']>1190]
+
+        ed_less_than_max_str = ed_less_than_max.to_string()
+        pd_less_than_max_str = pd_less_than_max.to_string()
+
+        assert pd_less_than_max_str == ed_less_than_max_str
+
     def test_repr(self):
         ed_ecommerce = self.ed_ecommerce()
         pd_ecommerce = self.pd_ecommerce()