diff --git a/lib/http/request.js b/lib/http/request.js
index a4d717a7..7998cf69 100644
--- a/lib/http/request.js
+++ b/lib/http/request.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function RequestOptions(options) {
   this.query = null;
   this.body = null;
   this.auth = null;
-  this.limit = 5 << 20;
+  this.limit = 10 << 20;
   this.maxRedirects = 5;
   this.timeout = 5000;
   this.buffer = false;