diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 2e7d385..b113343 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	// DefaultKeepAliveInterval is the default interval for sending ping requests to keep the connection alive.
 	defaultKeepAliveInterval = 25 * time.Second
 	defaultTimeout           = 30 * time.Second
+	defaultMaxMessageSize    = 1024 * 1024
 )
 
 // DerivAPI is the main struct for the DerivAPI client
@@ -161,6 +162,8 @@ func (api *Client) Connect() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ws.SetReadLimit(defaultMaxMessageSize)
+
 	if resp.Body != nil {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/examples/tick_history/tick_history.go b/examples/tick_history/tick_history.go
index 5cb4fe0..099edc6 100644
--- a/examples/tick_history/tick_history.go
+++ b/examples/tick_history/tick_history.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 		End:             "latest",
 		Start:           &start,
 		Style:           "ticks",
-		Count:           10})
+		Count:           5000})
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)