diff --git a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
index 235ab3a880..b6eb69c559 100644
--- a/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
+++ b/fdbclient/ServerKnobs.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void ServerKnobs::initialize(Randomize randomize, ClientKnobs* clientKnobs, IsSi
 	init( FASTRESTORE_RATE_UPDATE_SECONDS,                       1.0 ); if( randomize && BUGGIFY ) { FASTRESTORE_RATE_UPDATE_SECONDS = deterministicRandom()->random01() < 0.5 ? 0.1 : 2;}
 	init( FASTRESTORE_DUMP_INSERT_RANGE_VERSION,               false );
 
-	init( REDWOOD_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,                            4096 );
+	init( REDWOOD_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,                            8192 );
 	init( REDWOOD_DEFAULT_EXTENT_SIZE,              32 * 1024 * 1024 );
 	init( REDWOOD_DEFAULT_EXTENT_READ_SIZE,              1024 * 1024 );
 	init( REDWOOD_EXTENT_CONCURRENT_READS,                         4 );