diff --git a/arangosh/Shell/ClientFeature.cpp b/arangosh/Shell/ClientFeature.cpp
index c081399ea5..b6228f112f 100644
--- a/arangosh/Shell/ClientFeature.cpp
+++ b/arangosh/Shell/ClientFeature.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ClientFeature::ClientFeature(application_features::ApplicationServer* server,
       _jwtSecret(""),
       _connectionTimeout(connectionTimeout),
       _requestTimeout(requestTimeout),
-      _maxPacketSize(128 * 1024 * 1024),
+      _maxPacketSize(1024 * 1024 * 1024),
       _sslProtocol(TLS_V12),
       _allowJwtSecret(allowJwtSecret),
       _retries(DEFAULT_RETRIES),
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ void ClientFeature::collectOptions(std::shared_ptr<ProgramOptions> options) {
   options->addOption("--server.request-timeout", "request timeout in seconds",
                      new DoubleParameter(&_requestTimeout));
 
+  // note: the max-packet-size is used for all client tools that use the
+  // SimpleHttpClient. fuerte does not use this
   options->addHiddenOption(
       "--server.max-packet-size",
       "maximum packet size (in bytes) for client/server communication",