diff --git a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
index d8dafbe8..0df7f03e 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ function BlockDB(options) {
     errorIfExists: false,
     compression: true,
     cacheSize: 16 * 1024 * 1024,
-    // writeBufferSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+    writeBufferSize: 8 * 1024 * 1024,
     // blockSize: 4 * 1024,
+    // blockRestartInterval: 16,
     maxOpenFiles: 8192,
     db: bcoin.isBrowser
       ? require('memdown')