diff --git a/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb.cc b/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb.cc
index 82b41ffa77cf672427f24390af08820046ce5706..564526b76378816d21cd52727c6f419c8f127f3b 100644
--- a/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb.cc
+++ b/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb.cc
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void updateDefParms (map<string,ParmValueSet>& parmSet, KeyValueMap& kvmap)
 void doIt (bool noPrompt)
 {
   parmtab = 0;
-  int buffersize = 1024;
+  int buffersize = 1024000;
   char cstra[buffersize];
   // Loop until stop is given.
   while (true) {
diff --git a/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb_main.cc b/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb_main.cc
index 82b41ffa77cf672427f24390af08820046ce5706..564526b76378816d21cd52727c6f419c8f127f3b 100644
--- a/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb_main.cc
+++ b/CEP/BB/ParmDB/src/parmdb_main.cc
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void updateDefParms (map<string,ParmValueSet>& parmSet, KeyValueMap& kvmap)
 void doIt (bool noPrompt)
 {
   parmtab = 0;
-  int buffersize = 1024;
+  int buffersize = 1024000;
   char cstra[buffersize];
   // Loop until stop is given.
   while (true) {