diff --git a/packages/gossip/manager.go b/packages/gossip/manager.go
index e31c6f78e2c33092774b7e9f0785d9b971234364..8ee8f0ebadbda4aa1938951fe14fc9dbcb430ed8 100644
--- a/packages/gossip/manager.go
+++ b/packages/gossip/manager.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	maxPacketSize = 2048
+	maxPacketSize = 64 * 1024
 )
 
 // LoadMessageFunc defines a function that returns the message for the given id.