diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/CursorUtils.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/CursorUtils.java
index 28f17b585..91befa229 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/CursorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/CursorUtils.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class CursorUtils {
         if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
             if (cursor instanceof AbstractWindowedCursor) {
                 final AbstractWindowedCursor windowedCursor = (AbstractWindowedCursor) cursor;
-                windowedCursor.setWindow(new CursorWindow("4M", 8 * 1024 * 1024));
+                windowedCursor.setWindow(new CursorWindow("4M", 4 * 1024 * 1024));
             }
             if (cursor instanceof SQLiteCursor) {
                 ((SQLiteCursor) cursor).setFillWindowForwardOnly(true);