diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
index cb3d2bd..b89544e 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/util/KryoNamespace.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
      *
      * @see #serialize(Object)
      */
-    public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 1 * 1000 * 1000;
+    public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 4096;
     public static final int MAX_BUFFER_SIZE = 100 * 1000 * 1000;
 
     private final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Kryo> pool = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     /**
      * Serializes given object to byte array using Kryo instance in pool.
      * <p>
-     * Note: Serialized bytes must be smaller than {@link #DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE}.
+     * Note: Serialized bytes must be smaller than {@link #MAX_BUFFER_SIZE}.
      *
      * @param obj Object to serialize
      * @return serialized bytes