diff --git a/xwords4/relay/tpool.cpp b/xwords4/relay/tpool.cpp
index 8d0cc1d79..2aff5caab 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/tpool.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/tpool.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ XWThreadPool::get_process_packet( SockType stype, QueueCallback proc, const Addr
     short packetSize;
     assert( sizeof(packetSize) == 2 );
 
+    // Fix this to return an allocated buffer
     unsigned char buf[MAX_MSG_LEN+1];
     int nRead = read_packet( addr->socket(), buf, sizeof(buf) );
     if ( nRead < 0 ) {
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.h b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.h
index 05edf1003..ff6af81d9 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/xwrelay.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ typedef unsigned char XWRELAY_Cmd;
 #define HOST_ID_SERVER 1
 
 #define MAX_INVITE_LEN 31
-#define MAX_MSG_LEN    1024     /* Used for proxy too! */
+#define MAX_MSG_LEN    2048     /* Used for proxy too! */
 #define MAX_CONNNAME_LEN 48     /* host ID, boot time, and seeds as hex? */
 #define MAX_DEVID_LEN 8         /* 32-bit number as hex */