diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index 0650a3387a18ea3409aa8e1d6e675bce6fe8e8a7..05f98d06715722f6d0d4453ab4f73c04a7ef15fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public final class Config {
     public static final int REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL = 500;
 
     public static final int MAX_DISPLAY_MESSAGE_CHARS = 10000;
-    public static final int MAX_STORAGE_MESSAGE_CHARS = 2 * 1024 * 1024; //2MB
+    public static final int MAX_STORAGE_MESSAGE_CHARS = 1 * 1024 * 1024; //1MB
 
     public static final long MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;