diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.h b/src/dbwrapper.h
index 3a591c2cb2..e3cc9c78cc 100644
--- a/src/dbwrapper.h
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 static const size_t DBWRAPPER_PREALLOC_KEY_SIZE = 64;
 static const size_t DBWRAPPER_PREALLOC_VALUE_SIZE = 1024;
 
-static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_DB_FILE_SIZE{2};
+static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_DB_FILE_SIZE{128};
 
 //! User-controlled performance and debug options.
 struct DBOptions {