diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 81c369d..4361906 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct extparam conf = {
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
-	16384, 
+	8192, 
 #else
 	0,
 #endif
diff --git a/src/proxymain.c b/src/proxymain.c
index 442edd9..49d5b32 100644
--- a/src/proxymain.c
+++ b/src/proxymain.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ int MODULEMAINFUNC (int argc, char** argv){
  
 #ifndef _WIN32
  pthread_attr_init(&pa);
- pthread_attr_setstacksize(&pa,PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + (8192 + srv.stacksize));
+ pthread_attr_setstacksize(&pa,PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + (16384 + srv.stacksize));
  pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&pa,PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 #endif