diff --git a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
index f7b2df55..bbcc6ae2 100644
--- a/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
+++ b/src/helma/servlet/AbstractServletClient.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractServletClient extends HttpServlet {
     String hopUrl;
 
     // limit to HTTP uploads in kB
-    int uploadLimit = 1024;
+    int uploadLimit = 4096;
 
     // cookie domain to use
     String cookieDomain;