diff --git a/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf b/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
index cf9e6ddd7..de13b467d 100644
--- a/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
+++ b/data/templates/mysql/my.cnf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ port            = 3306
 socket          = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
 skip-external-locking
 key_buffer_size = 16K
-max_allowed_packet = 1M
+max_allowed_packet = 16M
 table_open_cache = 4
 sort_buffer_size = 64K
 read_buffer_size = 256K