diff --git a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
index 5cd33c1e6..7781d7a5c 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ logScope:
   topics = "bufferstream"
 
 const
-  DefaultBufferSize* = 102400
+  DefaultBufferSize* = 1024
 
 const
   BufferStreamTrackerName* = "libp2p.bufferstream"