diff --git a/hosts/scripts/mysql_backup.sh b/hosts/scripts/mysql_backup.sh
index f2bc2ea..62d5124 100755
--- a/hosts/scripts/mysql_backup.sh
+++ b/hosts/scripts/mysql_backup.sh
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ if $ARCHIVE ;then
       b_timestamp=`$date +"%s"`
 
       ## - Like --opt but without --extended-insert. So 
-      mysqldump_flags="--protocol=SOCKET --max_allowed_packet=128M --skip-opt --add-drop-table --add-locks --create-options --quick --compress --set-charset --disable-keys --lock-tables --routines"
+      mysqldump_flags="--protocol=SOCKET --max_allowed_packet=512M --skip-opt --add-drop-table --add-locks --create-options --quick --compress --set-charset --disable-keys --lock-tables --routines"
 
       if [ "$i" = "information_schema" -o "$i" = "performance_schema" ];then
          mysqldump_flags="$mysqldump_flags --single-transaction"