diff --git includes/common.inc includes/common.inc
index 9bc1d3c..11578a5 100644
--- includes/common.inc
+++ includes/common.inc
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ function drupal_http_request($url, array $options = array()) {
       break;
     }
     stream_set_timeout($fp, floor($timeout), floor(1000000 * fmod($timeout, 1)));
-    $chunk = fread($fp, 1024);
+    $chunk = fread($fp, 8192);
     $response .= $chunk;
     $info = stream_get_meta_data($fp);
     $alive = !$info['eof'] && !$info['timed_out'] && $chunk;