diff --git a/variable.c b/variable.c
index a28f166..1b211b2 100644
--- a/variable.c
+++ b/variable.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "interpreter.h"
 
 /* maximum size of a value to temporarily copy while we create a variable */
-#define MAX_TMP_COPY_BUF (256)
+#define MAX_TMP_COPY_BUF (2048)
 
 
 /* initialize the variable system */