diff --git a/bzz/dbstore.go b/bzz/dbstore.go
index 76797eb00c..88b52bd1c7 100644
--- a/bzz/dbstore.go
+++ b/bzz/dbstore.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func newDbStore(path string) (s *dbStore, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	s.setCapacity(50000) // TODO define default capacity as constant
+	s.setCapacity(5000000) // TODO define default capacity as constant
 
 	s.gcStartPos = make([]byte, 1)
 	s.gcStartPos[0] = kpIndex