diff --git a/bin/use.js b/bin/use.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/bin/use.js
+++ b/bin/use.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var error = util.error;
 var warn = util.warn;
 var info = util.info;
 var readConfig = util.readConfig;
-var MAX_RULES_LEN = 1024 * 16;
+var MAX_RULES_LEN = 1024 * 256;
 var DEFAULT_OPTIONS = { host: '127.0.0.1', port: 8899 };
 var options;
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ module.exports = function(filepath, storage, force) {
         }
         var rules = getString(result.rules);
         if (rules.length > MAX_RULES_LEN) {
-          error('The rules cannot be empty and the size cannot exceed 16k.');
+          error('The rules cannot be empty and the size cannot exceed 256k.');
           return;
         }
         var setRules = function() {
refactor: set max_local_rules_length=<I>k