diff --git a/sync_databases_between_mysql_installations.sh b/sync_databases_between_mysql_installations.sh
index 4e893c7..1d815fb 100755
--- a/sync_databases_between_mysql_installations.sh
+++ b/sync_databases_between_mysql_installations.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ mysql_target_version="$(${mysql_target_exe} -V | awk '{print$5}')"
 mysql_source_version="${mysql_source_version%\,}"
 mysql_target_version="${mysql_target_version%\,}"
 
+
+# - mysqldump parameters/options
+# -
+mysql_max_allowed_packet="1024M"
+
 # -------------
 # --- Some functions
 # -------------
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ fi
 if $_got_mysql_databases ; then
    log_file=${log_dir}/sync_mysql.log
    > $log_file
-   mysqldump_flags="--protocol=SOCKET --max_allowed_packet=128M --skip-opt --add-drop-table --add-locks --create-options --quick --set-charset --disable-keys --lock-tables --routines"
+   mysqldump_flags="--protocol=SOCKET --max-allowed-packet=${mysql_max_allowed_packet} --skip-opt --add-drop-table --add-locks --create-options --quick --set-charset --disable-keys --lock-tables --routines"
 
 
    # - GET current (global) Autocommit value