diff --git a/mcrcon.c b/mcrcon.c
index eeac12b..9c1a71b 100644
--- a/mcrcon.c
+++ b/mcrcon.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #define RCON_PID                0xBADC0DE
 
 // a bit too big perhaps?
-#define DATA_BUFFSIZE 10240
+#define DATA_BUFFSIZE 4096
 
 // rcon packet structure
 typedef struct _rc_packet {