diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index b90d88edc..d6e1852b1 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.redirectOnRead = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("redirectOnRead", false, "whether proxy or redirect to volume server during file GET request")
 	f.disableDirListing = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("disableDirListing", false, "turn off directory listing")
 	f.confFile = cmdFiler.Flag.String("confFile", "", "json encoded filer conf file")
-	f.maxMB = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("maxMB", 0, "split files larger than the limit")
+	f.maxMB = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("maxMB", 32, "split files larger than the limit")
 	f.cassandra_server = cmdFiler.Flag.String("cassandra.server", "", "host[:port] of the cassandra server")
 	f.cassandra_keyspace = cmdFiler.Flag.String("cassandra.keyspace", "seaweed", "keyspace of the cassandra server")
 	f.redis_server = cmdFiler.Flag.String("redis.server", "", "host:port of the redis server, e.g., 127.0.0.1:6379")
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 2267d4382..622f5d447 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.redirectOnRead = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.redirectOnRead", false, "whether proxy or redirect to volume server during file GET request")
 	filerOptions.disableDirListing = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.disableDirListing", false, "turn off directory listing")
 	filerOptions.confFile = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.confFile", "", "json encoded filer conf file")
-	filerOptions.maxMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.maxMB", 0, "split files larger than the limit")
+	filerOptions.maxMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.maxMB", 32, "split files larger than the limit")
 	filerOptions.cassandra_server = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.cassandra.server", "", "host[:port] of the cassandra server")
 	filerOptions.cassandra_keyspace = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.cassandra.keyspace", "seaweed", "keyspace of the cassandra server")
 	filerOptions.redis_server = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.redis.server", "", "host:port of the redis server, e.g., 127.0.0.1:6379")