diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Transports/SimpleWeb/SimpleWebTransport.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Transports/SimpleWeb/SimpleWebTransport.cs
index d54162840..b37e32289 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Transports/SimpleWeb/SimpleWebTransport.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Transports/SimpleWeb/SimpleWebTransport.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class SimpleWebTransport : Transport, PortTransport
 
         [FormerlySerializedAs("handshakeMaxSize")]
         [Tooltip("Max size for http header send as handshake for websockets")]
-        public int maxHandshakeSize = 3000;
+        public int maxHandshakeSize = 16 * 1024;
 
         [FormerlySerializedAs("serverMaxMessagesPerTick")]
         [Tooltip("Caps the number of messages the server will process per tick. Allows LateUpdate to finish to let the reset of unity continue in case more messages arrive before they are processed")]