diff --git a/.screenrc b/.screenrc
index afc1f7c..1b7b4f1 100644
--- a/.screenrc
+++ b/.screenrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ startup_message off
 bce off
 defutf8 on
 utf8 on on
-defscrollback 262144
+defscrollback 8192
 defflow off
 deflogin off
 # defshell -zsh