diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Connection/ConnectorBase.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/Connection/ConnectorBase.cs
index bdea64a6f..58b45960a 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Connection/ConnectorBase.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Connection/ConnectorBase.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ protected Socket SocketConnect(string host, int port, TimeSpan timeout)
             {
                 SocketAbstraction.Connect(socket, ep, timeout);
 
-                const int socketBufferSize = 2 * Session.MaximumSshPacketSize;
+                const int socketBufferSize = 10 * Session.MaximumSshPacketSize;
                 socket.SendBufferSize = socketBufferSize;
                 socket.ReceiveBufferSize = socketBufferSize;
                 return socket;
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/ServiceFactory.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/ServiceFactory.cs
index c41c3679e..af30f11c8 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/ServiceFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/ServiceFactory.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public INetConfSession CreateNetConfSession(ISession session, int operationTimeo
         /// </returns>
         public ISftpFileReader CreateSftpFileReader(string fileName, ISftpSession sftpSession, uint bufferSize)
         {
-            const int defaultMaxPendingReads = 3;
+            const int defaultMaxPendingReads = 10;
 
             // Issue #292: Avoid overlapping SSH_FXP_OPEN and SSH_FXP_LSTAT requests for the same file as this
             // causes a performance degradation on Sun SSH
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public ISftpFileReader CreateSftpFileReader(string fileName, ISftpSession sftpSe
             {
                 var fileAttributes = sftpSession.EndLStat(statAsyncResult);
                 fileSize = fileAttributes.Size;
-                maxPendingReads = Math.Min(10, (int) Math.Ceiling((double) fileAttributes.Size / chunkSize) + 1);
+                maxPendingReads = Math.Min(100, (int)Math.Ceiling((double)fileAttributes.Size / chunkSize) + 1);
             }
             catch (SshException ex)
             {
diff --git a/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_EndLStatThrowsSshException.cs b/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_EndLStatThrowsSshException.cs
index ee3db7cba..6184a05d1 100644
--- a/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_EndLStatThrowsSshException.cs
+++ b/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_EndLStatThrowsSshException.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private void SetupMocks()
                             .Setup(p => p.EndLStat(_statAsyncResult))
                             .Throws(new SshException());
             _sftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
-                            .Setup(p => p.CreateFileReader(_handle, _sftpSessionMock.Object, _chunkSize, 3, null))
+                            .Setup(p => p.CreateFileReader(_handle, _sftpSessionMock.Object, _chunkSize, 10, null))
                             .Returns(_sftpFileReaderMock.Object);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanTenTimesGreaterThanChunkSize.cs b/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanMaxPendingReadsTimesChunkSize.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanTenTimesGreaterThanChunkSize.cs
rename to test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanMaxPendingReadsTimesChunkSize.cs
index dad634472..8fe220c80 100644
--- a/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanTenTimesGreaterThanChunkSize.cs
+++ b/test/Renci.SshNet.Tests/Classes/ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanMaxPendingReadsTimesChunkSize.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 namespace Renci.SshNet.Tests.Classes
 {
     [TestClass]
-    public class ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanTenTimesGreaterThanChunkSize
+    public class ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanMaxPendingReadsTimesChunkSize
     {
         private ServiceFactory _serviceFactory;
         private Mock<ISftpSession> _sftpSessionMock;
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ public class ServiceFactoryTest_CreateSftpFileReader_FileSizeIsMoreThanTenTimesG
         private SftpFileAttributes _fileAttributes;
         private long _fileSize;
         private ISftpFileReader _actual;
+        private int _maxPendingReads;
 
         private void SetupData()
         {
             var random = new Random();
 
+            _maxPendingReads = 100;
             _bufferSize = (uint)random.Next(1, int.MaxValue);
             _openAsyncResult = new SftpOpenAsyncResult(null, null);
             _handle = CryptoAbstraction.GenerateRandom(random.Next(1, 10));
             _statAsyncResult = new SFtpStatAsyncResult(null, null);
             _fileName = random.Next().ToString();
             _chunkSize = (uint) random.Next(1000, 5000);
-            _fileSize = _chunkSize * random.Next(11, 50);
+            _fileSize = _chunkSize * random.Next(_maxPendingReads + 1, _maxPendingReads * 2);
             _fileAttributes = new SftpFileAttributesBuilder().WithSize(_fileSize).Build();
         }
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ private void SetupMocks()
                             .Setup(p => p.EndLStat(_statAsyncResult))
                             .Returns(_fileAttributes);
             _sftpSessionMock.InSequence(seq)
-                            .Setup(p => p.CreateFileReader(_handle, _sftpSessionMock.Object, _chunkSize, 10, _fileSize))
+                            .Setup(p => p.CreateFileReader(_handle, _sftpSessionMock.Object, _chunkSize, _maxPendingReads, _fileSize))
                             .Returns(_sftpFileReaderMock.Object);
         }