diff --git a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
index a9227721b..d4fcf6945 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
+++ b/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/IDS/suricata.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ outputs:
         - alert:
 {%     if not helpers.empty('OPNsense.IDS.general.LogPayload') %}
              payload: yes
-             payload-buffer-size: 100kb
+             payload-buffer-size: 4kb
              payload-printable: yes
 {%     endif %}
              http: yes