diff --git a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
index 89d989c8..3518976a 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ membermaxkbs = 50000
 # temporary directory for identification, which can be wasteful in some
 # cases. Limit the waste. Negative means no limit. 0 results in no
 # processing of any compressed file. Used to be -1 by default.
-compressedfilemaxkbs = 20000
+compressedfilemaxkbs = 50000
 
 # Size limit for text files. This is for skipping monster logs
 textfilemaxmbs = 20