diff --git a/src/audio/audiostream.cpp b/src/audio/audiostream.cpp
index 6facf1056c03814b8e515dd9cb49699d5e203b00..f6229385830c37050660fdbefcc71367a25fda78 100644
--- a/src/audio/audiostream.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audiostream.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ AudioStream::createStream( pa_context* c )
 
   if( _streamType == PLAYBACK_STREAM ){
     attributes->maxlength = 66500;
-    attributes->tlength = 44100;
+    attributes->tlength = 10000;
     attributes->prebuf = 10000;
     attributes->minreq = 940;
     pa_stream_connect_playback( s , NULL , attributes,