diff --git a/src/lager.app.src b/src/lager.app.src
index d6200f6..c3f94bc 100644
--- a/src/lager.app.src
+++ b/src/lager.app.src
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
             ]},
             %% Whether to write a crash log, and where. Undefined means no crash logger.
             {crash_log, "log/crash.log"},
-            %% Maximum size in bytes of events in the crash log - defaults to 4096
-            {crash_log_size, 4096},
+            %% Maximum size in bytes of events in the crash log - defaults to 65536
+            {crash_log_size, 65536},
             %% Whether to redirect error_logger messages into lager - defaults to true
             {error_logger_redirect, true}
         ]}
diff --git a/src/lager_sup.erl b/src/lager_sup.erl
index d81f9f8..0cee8f5 100644
--- a/src/lager_sup.erl
+++ b/src/lager_sup.erl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ init([]) ->
         {ok, File} ->
             MaxBytes = case application:get_env(lager, crash_log_size) of
                 {ok, Val} -> Val;
-                _ -> 4096
+                _ -> 65536
             end,
             [{lager_crash_log, {lager_crash_log, start_link, [File, MaxBytes]},
                     permanent, 5000, worker, [lager_crash_log]}];