diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
index bc8ad1c529..37db84627f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Configuration.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="MemoryManager"/> that is currently in use.
         /// </summary>
-        public MemoryManager MemoryManager { get; set; } = new ArrayPoolMemoryManager(1024 * 80);
+        public MemoryManager MemoryManager { get; set; } = new ArrayPoolMemoryManager(512);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the maximum header size of all the formats.