diff --git a/adafruit_httpserver.py b/adafruit_httpserver.py
index 5e80ff9..a3fc764 100644
--- a/adafruit_httpserver.py
+++ b/adafruit_httpserver.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def _send_file_response(self, conn, filename, root, file_length):
             ),
         )
         with open(root + filename, "rb") as file:
-            while bytes_read := file.read(8192):
+            while bytes_read := file.read(2048):
                 self._send_bytes(conn, bytes_read)
 
     def _send_bytes(self, conn, buf):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use