diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index 73453583c237a0ad8b8c3e7b03fcb7a80f74c12d..fb3e54728a119fe6fb6cd03ad118792521edb7e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public final class Config {
 
     public static final int REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL = 500;
 
-    public static final int MAX_DISPLAY_MESSAGE_CHARS = 40000;
+    public static final int MAX_DISPLAY_MESSAGE_CHARS = 10000;
     public static final int MAX_STORAGE_MESSAGE_CHARS = 2 * 1024 * 1024; //2MB
 
     public static final long MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;