diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 37413c3a86..b77e6065e6 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -3224,7 +3224,7 @@ standardConfig static_configs[] = {
     createLongLongConfig("latency-monitor-threshold", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 0, LLONG_MAX, server.latency_monitor_threshold, 0, INTEGER_CONFIG, NULL, NULL),
     createLongLongConfig("proto-max-bulk-len", NULL, DEBUG_CONFIG | MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 1024 * 1024, LONG_MAX, server.proto_max_bulk_len, 512ll * 1024 * 1024, MEMORY_CONFIG, NULL, NULL), /* Bulk request max size */
     createLongLongConfig("stream-node-max-entries", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 0, LLONG_MAX, server.stream_node_max_entries, 100, INTEGER_CONFIG, NULL, NULL),
-    createLongLongConfig("repl-backlog-size", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 1, LLONG_MAX, server.repl_backlog_size, 1024 * 1024, MEMORY_CONFIG, NULL, updateReplBacklogSize), /* Default: 1mb */
+    createLongLongConfig("repl-backlog-size", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 1, LLONG_MAX, server.repl_backlog_size, 10 * 1024 * 1024, MEMORY_CONFIG, NULL, updateReplBacklogSize), /* Default: 10mb */
 
     /* Unsigned Long Long configs */
     createULongLongConfig("maxmemory", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, 0, ULLONG_MAX, server.maxmemory, 0, MEMORY_CONFIG, NULL, updateMaxmemory),
diff --git a/tests/integration/shutdown.tcl b/tests/integration/shutdown.tcl
index 9949afe27c..5cfd51262e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/shutdown.tcl
+++ b/tests/integration/shutdown.tcl
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ proc fill_up_os_socket_send_buffer_for_repl {idx} {
 
 foreach how {sigterm shutdown} {
     test "Shutting down master waits for replica to catch up ($how)" {
-        start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
-            start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
+        start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
+            start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
                 set master [srv -1 client]
                 set master_host [srv -1 host]
                 set master_port [srv -1 port]
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ foreach how {sigterm shutdown} {
 }
 
 test {Shutting down master waits for replica timeout} {
-    start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
-        start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
+    start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
+        start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
             set master [srv -1 client]
             set master_host [srv -1 host]
             set master_port [srv -1 port]
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ test {Shutting down master waits for replica timeout} {
 } {} {repl external:skip}
 
 test "Shutting down master waits for replica then fails" {
-    start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
-        start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
+    start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
+        start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
             set master [srv -1 client]
             set master_host [srv -1 host]
             set master_port [srv -1 port]
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ test "Shutting down master waits for replica then fails" {
 } {} {repl external:skip}
 
 test "Shutting down master waits for replica then aborted" {
-    start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
-        start_server {overrides {save ""}} {
+    start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
+        start_server {overrides {save "" repl-backlog-size 1MB}} {
             set master [srv -1 client]
             set master_host [srv -1 host]
             set master_port [srv -1 port]
diff --git a/valkey.conf b/valkey.conf
index 68f4ad1f72..4b2da077ff 100644
--- a/valkey.conf
+++ b/valkey.conf
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ repl-disable-tcp-nodelay no
 #
 # The backlog is only allocated if there is at least one replica connected.
 #
-# repl-backlog-size 1mb
+# repl-backlog-size 10mb
 
 # After a primary has no connected replicas for some time, the backlog will be
 # freed. The following option configures the amount of seconds that need to