diff --git a/tcpsyncclient.h b/tcpsyncclient.h
index 4cbd28b..8a307b5 100644
--- a/tcpsyncclient.h
+++ b/tcpsyncclient.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
 
 using boost::system::error_code;
-const size_t BUFFERSIZE = 4096;
+const size_t BUFFERSIZE = 2048;
 
 class TcpSyncClient
 {