diff --git a/h2o-core/src/main/java/water/Value.java b/h2o-core/src/main/java/water/Value.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/h2o-core/src/main/java/water/Value.java
+++ b/h2o-core/src/main/java/water/Value.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class Value extends Iced implements ForkJoinPool.ManagedBlocker {
   // In any case, they will cause issues with both GC (giant pause times on
   // many collectors) and I/O (long term blocking of TCP I/O channels to
   // service a single request, causing starvation of other requests).
-  public static final int MAX = 256*1024*1024;
+  public static final int MAX = 1024*1024*1024;
 
   /** Size of the serialized wad of bits.  Values are wads of bits; known small
    *  enough to 'chunk' politely on disk, or fit in a Java heap (larger Vecs
Raise MAX value for DKV to 1GB.