diff --git a/defaults/src/main/resources/default.properties b/defaults/src/main/resources/default.properties
index bf6bbc0a3cc..48a14884630 100644
--- a/defaults/src/main/resources/default.properties
+++ b/defaults/src/main/resources/default.properties
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ sftp.read.maxunconfirmed=64
 sftp.write.maxunconfirmed=64
 sftp.write.chunksize=32768
 sftp.permissions.server.blacklist=OpenSSH_for_Windows
+sftp.listing.chunksize=20
 
 archive.default=tar.gz