diff --git a/src/lib/barrier/StreamChunker.cpp b/src/lib/barrier/StreamChunker.cpp
index 73689187..8b8971c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/barrier/StreamChunker.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/barrier/StreamChunker.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-static const size_t g_chunkSize = 512 * 1024; //512kb
+static const size_t g_chunkSize = 32 * 1024; //32kb
 
 bool StreamChunker::s_isChunkingFile = false;
 bool StreamChunker::s_interruptFile = false;