diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus.h b/src/consensus/consensus.h
index 002d9ea6..e7f4e02f 100644
--- a/src/consensus/consensus.h
+++ b/src/consensus/consensus.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_CONSENSUS_CONSENSUS_H
 
 /** The maximum allowed size for a serialized block, in bytes (network rule) */
-static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE = 1000000;
+static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE = 2000000;
 /** The maximum allowed number of signature check operations in a block (network rule) */
 static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = 20000;
 /** Coinbase transaction outputs can only be spent after this number of new blocks (network rule) */
diff --git a/src/zcbenchmarks.cpp b/src/zcbenchmarks.cpp
index dd8a91a0..5aac4bbc 100644
--- a/src/zcbenchmarks.cpp
+++ b/src/zcbenchmarks.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ double benchmark_verify_equihash()
 double benchmark_large_tx()
 {
     // Number of inputs in the spending transaction that we will simulate
-    const size_t NUM_INPUTS = 5550;
+    const size_t NUM_INPUTS = 11100;
 
     // Create priv/pub key
     CKey priv;