diff --git a/client/src/test/java/org/asynchttpclient/AutomaticDecompressionTest.java b/client/src/test/java/org/asynchttpclient/AutomaticDecompressionTest.java
index 0f9843af1..8f57ffb88 100644
--- a/client/src/test/java/org/asynchttpclient/AutomaticDecompressionTest.java
+++ b/client/src/test/java/org/asynchttpclient/AutomaticDecompressionTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 @ExtendWith(NettyLeakDetectorExtension.class)
 public class AutomaticDecompressionTest {
-    private static final String UNCOMPRESSED_PAYLOAD = "a".repeat(500);
+    private static final String UNCOMPRESSED_PAYLOAD = "a".repeat(50_000);
 
     private static HttpServer HTTP_SERVER;