diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index 1c98cc8..3b8e0b6 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_LISTEN_BACKLOG
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_LISTEN_BACKLOG 5
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_LISTEN_BACKLOG 128
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_MAX_LINE_LENGTH