diff --git a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
index 68d4158a9559570f9da2f959954a16717f6db8c4..078464829fb106903c0b5b6e14acd4805ccc6703 100644
--- a/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
+++ b/LaunchScript/VirtualAcousticsStarterServer.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class VirtualAcousticsLauncher:
   def listen_for_requests(self):
     while True:
       try:
-        sResult = self.oLauncherConnection.recv( 128 )
+        sResult = self.oLauncherConnection.recv( 512 )
 
         if sResult != '':
           #check whether we are about to reveive a file