diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb0e280c..744d9f68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ kvmd-launcher.build
 kvmd-launcher.dist
 kvmd-launcher.onefile-build
 ustreamer/
+node_modules/
diff --git a/kvmd/apps/kvmd/server.py b/kvmd/apps/kvmd/server.py
index e33201db..2efc4e1d 100644
--- a/kvmd/apps/kvmd/server.py
+++ b/kvmd/apps/kvmd/server.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class KvmdServer(HttpServer):  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-ins
                     response = StreamResponse(status=resp.status, reason=resp.reason, headers=resp.headers)
                     await response.prepare(request)
                     while True:
-                        chunk = await resp.content.read(512000)
+                        chunk = await resp.content.read(32768)
                         if not chunk:
                             break
                         await response.write(chunk)