diff --git a/src/buffer_utils.cc b/src/buffer_utils.cc
index 69cdb574..5dc53f65 100644
--- a/src/buffer_utils.cc
+++ b/src/buffer_utils.cc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Buffer* create_fifo_buffer(String name, int fd, Buffer::Flags flags, bool scroll
             // if we read data slower than it arrives in the fifo, limiting the
             // iteration number allows us to go back go back to the event loop and
             // handle other events sources (such as input)
-            constexpr size_t max_loop = 16;
+            constexpr size_t max_loop = 1024;
             bool closed = false;
             size_t loop = 0;
             char data[buffer_size];