diff --git a/lib/ApplicationFeatures/NonceFeature.cpp b/lib/ApplicationFeatures/NonceFeature.cpp
index 291ca106d4..2fe919dc28 100644
--- a/lib/ApplicationFeatures/NonceFeature.cpp
+++ b/lib/ApplicationFeatures/NonceFeature.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using namespace arangodb::basics;
 using namespace arangodb::options;
 
 NonceFeature::NonceFeature(application_features::ApplicationServer* server)
-    : ApplicationFeature(server, "Nonce"), _size(16 * 1024 * 1024) {
+    : ApplicationFeature(server, "Nonce"), _size(4 * 1024 * 1024) {
   setOptional(true);
   requiresElevatedPrivileges(false);
   startsAfter("Logger");