diff --git a/src/httpbf/src/httpbf.c b/src/httpbf/src/httpbf.c
index 491ab34b92..52326e4c72 100644
--- a/src/httpbf/src/httpbf.c
+++ b/src/httpbf/src/httpbf.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_HBF(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
 
-#define DEFAULT_BLOG_SIZE (1024*1024)
+#define DEFAULT_BLOG_SIZE (10*1024*1024)
 
 static int get_transfer_block_size() {
   return DEFAULT_BLOG_SIZE;