diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/readystatesoftware/sqliteasset/Utils.java b/library/src/main/java/com/readystatesoftware/sqliteasset/Utils.java
index 67cecaf..fb63656 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/readystatesoftware/sqliteasset/Utils.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/readystatesoftware/sqliteasset/Utils.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static List<String> splitSqlScript(String script, char delim) {
     }
 
     public static void writeExtractedFileToDisk(InputStream in, OutputStream outs) throws IOException {
-        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
         int length;
         while ((length = in.read(buffer))>0){
             outs.write(buffer, 0, length);