diff --git a/src/redis.h b/src/redis.h
index 883db1f5f..b923f59e0 100644
--- a/src/redis.h
+++ b/src/redis.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 /* Static server configuration */
 #define REDIS_SERVERPORT        6379    /* TCP port */
 #define REDIS_MAXIDLETIME       (60*5)  /* default client timeout */
-#define REDIS_IOBUF_LEN         1024
+#define REDIS_IOBUF_LEN         (1024*16)
 #define REDIS_LOADBUF_LEN       1024
 #define REDIS_DEFAULT_DBNUM     16
 #define REDIS_CONFIGLINE_MAX    1024