diff --git a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
index ef16241a9..175c0bab1 100644
--- a/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
+++ b/ee/utilities/servers/websocket-cluster.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ module.exports = {
     wsRouter,
     start: (server) => {
         io = _io(server, {
-            maxHttpBufferSize: (parseInt(process.env.maxHttpBufferSize) || 1) * 1e6,
+            maxHttpBufferSize: (parseInt(process.env.maxHttpBufferSize) || 5) * 1e6,
             cors: {
                 origin: "*",
                 methods: ["GET", "POST", "PUT"]
diff --git a/utilities/servers/websocket.js b/utilities/servers/websocket.js
index 28d2626a6..1941611f9 100644
--- a/utilities/servers/websocket.js
+++ b/utilities/servers/websocket.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module.exports = {
     wsRouter,
     start: (server) => {
         io = _io(server, {
-            maxHttpBufferSize: (parseInt(process.env.maxHttpBufferSize) || 1) * 1e6,
+            maxHttpBufferSize: (parseInt(process.env.maxHttpBufferSize) || 5) * 1e6,
             cors: {
                 origin: "*",
                 methods: ["GET", "POST", "PUT"]