diff --git a/src/exportToSheets.ts b/src/exportToSheets.ts
index 54df4083..8ce77367 100644
--- a/src/exportToSheets.ts
+++ b/src/exportToSheets.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import * as google from '@googleapis/sheets';
 import {getIssues} from './issue';
 import {Issue} from './types';
+import {NUMBER_TO_DELETE} from './util';
 const spreadsheetId = '1VV5Clqstgoeu1qVwpbKkYOxwEgjvhMhSkVCBLMqg24M';
 
 export const fixtures = {
@@ -75,14 +76,8 @@ export async function exportToSheets() {
     version: 'v4',
     auth: await fixtures.getClient(),
   });
-  // clear the current text in the sheet except for the field labels
-  // on the first row.
-  await sheets.spreadsheets.values.clear({
-    spreadsheetId,
-    range: 'A2:Z10000',
-  });
 
-  // insert it into the sheet
+  // first update the data into the sheet
   await sheets.spreadsheets.values.batchUpdate({
     spreadsheetId,
     requestBody: {
@@ -95,4 +90,13 @@ export async function exportToSheets() {
       ],
     },
   });
+
+  // then clear the excess data
+  const start = values.length + 1;
+  const end = start + NUMBER_TO_DELETE;
+
+  await sheets.spreadsheets.values.clear({
+    spreadsheetId,
+    range: `A${start}:Z${end}`,
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/fetchServices.ts b/src/fetchServices.ts
index caf82967..5948516d 100644
--- a/src/fetchServices.ts
+++ b/src/fetchServices.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import * as meow from 'meow';
 import Table = require('cli-table');
 import {allow, deny} from './services.json';
 import * as CSV from 'csv-string';
+import {NUMBER_TO_DELETE} from './util';
 
 const auth = new google.auth.GoogleAuth({
   scopes: [
@@ -167,14 +168,7 @@ export async function exportApisToSheets() {
   const values = await getResults();
   values.unshift(['Service', 'Title', 'Group', 'HasSurface', 'InScope', 'ToS']);
 
-  // clear the current text in the sheet except for the field labels
-  // on the first row.
-  await sheets.spreadsheets.values.clear({
-    spreadsheetId,
-    range: 'all_apis!A2:Z10000',
-  });
-
-  // insert it into the sheet
+  // first update the data into the sheet
   await sheets.spreadsheets.values.batchUpdate({
     spreadsheetId: spreadsheetId,
     requestBody: {
@@ -187,6 +181,15 @@ export async function exportApisToSheets() {
       ],
     },
   });
+
+  // then clear the excess data
+  const start = values.length + 1;
+  const end = start + NUMBER_TO_DELETE;
+
+  await sheets.spreadsheets.values.clear({
+    spreadsheetId,
+    range: `all_apis!A${start}:Z${end}`,
+  });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 6cf3439f..902e5858 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ export async function gethub<T = unknown>(options: GaxiosOptions) {
   };
   return request<T>(options);
 }
+
+export const NUMBER_TO_DELETE = 10000;
diff --git a/test/test.exportToSheets.ts b/test/test.exportToSheets.ts
index 8a809da4..228672fb 100644
--- a/test/test.exportToSheets.ts
+++ b/test/test.exportToSheets.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ process.env.DRIFT_API_KEY = 'not-a-key';
 
 import {exportToSheets, fixtures} from '../src/exportToSheets';
 import * as issues from '../src/issue';
+import {NUMBER_TO_DELETE} from '../src/util';
 
 nock.disableNetConnect();
 const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
@@ -70,10 +71,14 @@ describe('exportToSheets', () => {
     sandbox.stub(fixtures, 'getClient').resolves(jwt);
     const sheetPath =
       '/v4/spreadsheets/1VV5Clqstgoeu1qVwpbKkYOxwEgjvhMhSkVCBLMqg24M';
+
+    // The test data has one row plus the file name row.
+    const start = 3;
+    const end = start + NUMBER_TO_DELETE;
     const scope = nock('https://sheets.googleapis.com')
-      .post(`${sheetPath}/values/A2%3AZ10000:clear`)
-      .reply(200)
       .post(`${sheetPath}/values:batchUpdate`)
+      .reply(200)
+      .post(`${sheetPath}/values/A${start}%3AZ${end}:clear`)
       .reply(200);
     await exportToSheets();
     scope.done();