diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Net/WebSockets/BuiltInEngine.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Net/WebSockets/BuiltInEngine.cs
index 870562474..7dbea06f5 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Net/WebSockets/BuiltInEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Net/WebSockets/BuiltInEngine.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace Discord.Net.WebSockets
 {
     internal class BuiltInEngine : IWebSocketEngine
     {
-        private const int ReceiveChunkSize = 4096;
-        private const int SendChunkSize = 4096;
+        private const int ReceiveChunkSize = 12 * 1024; //12KB
+        private const int SendChunkSize = 4 * 1024; //4KB
         private const int HR_TIMEOUT = -2147012894;
 
         private readonly DiscordConfig _config;