diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.c b/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.c
index 75c6e63c1..3aff8e2ec 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 #include "osiUnistd.h"
 
 
-#define MIN_BUFFER_SIZE 1280
+#define MIN_BUFFER_SIZE 2560
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_MSG_SIZE 512
 #define MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE 256
 #define MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE 0x00ffffff
 
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ int errlogInit2(int bufsize, int maxMsgSize)
 
 int errlogInit(int bufsize)
 {
-    return errlogInit2(bufsize, MIN_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+    return errlogInit2(bufsize, DEFAULT_MAX_MSG_SIZE);
 }
 
 void errlogFlush(void)
diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.h b/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.h
index a3392e6aa..a204bec87 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.h
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/error/errlog.h
@@ -205,18 +205,22 @@ LIBCOM_API int eltc(int yesno);
 LIBCOM_API int errlogSetConsole(FILE *stream);
 
 /**
- * Can be used to initialize the error logging system with a larger buffer. The default buffer size is 1280 bytes.
+ * Can be used to initialize the error logging system with a larger buffer. The default buffer size is 2560 bytes.
  *
  * \param bufsize The desired buffer size
+ *
+ * \since UNRELEASED the default buffer size is 2560.
  */
 LIBCOM_API int errlogInit(int bufsize);
 
 /**
  * errlogInit2 can be used to initialize the error logging system with a larger buffer and maximum message size.
- * The default buffer size is 1280 bytes, and the default maximum message size is 256.
+ * The default buffer size is 2560 bytes, and the default maximum message size is 512.
  *
  * \param bufsize The desired buffer size
  * \param maxMsgSize The desired max message size
+ *
+ * \since UNRELEASED The default buffer size is 2560 and the default maximum message size is 512.
  */
 LIBCOM_API int errlogInit2(int bufsize, int maxMsgSize);
 
diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/libComRegister.c b/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/libComRegister.c
index fd17acccb..709452473 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/libComRegister.c
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/iocsh/libComRegister.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static const iocshArg * const errlogInitArgs[1] = {&errlogInitArg0};
 static const iocshFuncDef errlogInitFuncDef = {
     "errlogInit",1,errlogInitArgs,
     "Initialize error log client buffer size\n"
-    "  bufSize - size of circular buffer (default = 1280 bytes)\n"
+    "  bufSize - size of circular buffer (default = 2560 bytes)\n"
 };
 static void errlogInitCallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
 {
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static const iocshArg * const errlogInit2Args[] =
 static const iocshFuncDef errlogInit2FuncDef = {
     "errlogInit2", 2, errlogInit2Args,
     "Initialize error log client buffer size and maximum message size\n"
-    "  bufSize    - size of circular buffer       (default = 1280 bytes)\n"
-    "  maxMsgSize - maximum size of error message (default =  256 bytes)\n"
+    "  bufSize    - size of circular buffer       (default = 2560 bytes)\n"
+    "  maxMsgSize - maximum size of error message (default =  512 bytes)\n"
 };
 static void errlogInit2CallFunc(const iocshArgBuf *args)
 {