diff --git a/src/spho/subt.c b/src/spho/subt.c
index ec2a8fe..ccc7806 100644
--- a/src/spho/subt.c
+++ b/src/spho/subt.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int
 sqnt_init(struct spho_ctx *ctx, size_t initsz, struct sqnt *seq)
 {
 	if (initsz == 0)
-		initsz = 32; /* just feels good */
+		initsz = 0x10; /* just feels good */
 
 	seq->ctx = ctx;