diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/TransportResumeFollowAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/TransportResumeFollowAction.java
index d088d0f551e..ae40aa6fff8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/TransportResumeFollowAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/TransportResumeFollowAction.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class TransportResumeFollowAction extends HandledTransportAction<ResumeFollowAction.Request, AcknowledgedResponse> {
 
-    static final ByteSizeValue DEFAULT_MAX_READ_REQUEST_SIZE = new ByteSizeValue(Long.MAX_VALUE, ByteSizeUnit.BYTES);
+    static final ByteSizeValue DEFAULT_MAX_READ_REQUEST_SIZE = new ByteSizeValue(32, ByteSizeUnit.MB);
     static final ByteSizeValue DEFAULT_MAX_WRITE_REQUEST_SIZE = new ByteSizeValue(Long.MAX_VALUE, ByteSizeUnit.BYTES);
     private static final TimeValue DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_DELAY = new TimeValue(500);
     private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_OUTSTANDING_WRITE_REQUESTS = 9;