diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/binary.rs b/src/meta_plugin/binary.rs
index 4e81697..1fa1db7 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/binary.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/binary.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl BinaryMetaPlugin {
         
         let max_buffer_size = final_options.get("max_buffer_size")
             .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-            .unwrap_or(PIPESIZE as u64 / 2) as usize;
+            .unwrap_or(PIPESIZE as u64) as usize;
         
         BinaryMetaPlugin {
             meta_name: "binary".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
index 886f3ba..ade982c 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
     ) -> MagicFileMetaPlugin {
         // Start with default options
         let mut final_options = std::collections::HashMap::new();
-        final_options.insert("max_buffer_size".to_string(), serde_yaml::Value::Number((PIPESIZE / 2).into()));
+        final_options.insert("max_buffer_size".to_string(), serde_yaml::Value::Number(PIPESIZE.into()));
         if let Some(opts) = options {
             for (key, value) in opts {
                 final_options.insert(key, value);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
         
         let max_buffer_size = final_options.get("max_buffer_size")
             .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-            .unwrap_or((PIPESIZE / 2) as u64) as usize;
+            .unwrap_or(PIPESIZE as u64) as usize;
         
         MagicFileMetaPlugin {
             buffer: Vec::new(),