diff --git a/library/include/Console.h b/library/include/Console.h
index 0882ba449..f0f56ca85 100644
--- a/library/include/Console.h
+++ b/library/include/Console.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace  DFHack
     class CommandHistory
     {
     public:
-        CommandHistory(std::size_t capacity = 100)
+        CommandHistory(std::size_t capacity = 5000)
         {
             this->capacity = capacity;
         }