diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
index 574fa3c..ba0e538 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type
 
 const
   devp2pVersion* = 4
-  maxMsgSize = 1024 * 1024
+  maxMsgSize = 1024 * 1024 * 10
   HandshakeTimeout = MessageTimeout
 
 include p2p_tracing