diff --git a/java/org/slub/rosetta/dps/repository/plugin/storage/nfs/SLUBStoragePlugin.java b/java/org/slub/rosetta/dps/repository/plugin/storage/nfs/SLUBStoragePlugin.java
index ceed23f46ae7c36b640d9a1758765d3d12704d6d..cbe8ec3bf4555e0cbe73860db86dd5c47cae128a 100644
--- a/java/org/slub/rosetta/dps/repository/plugin/storage/nfs/SLUBStoragePlugin.java
+++ b/java/org/slub/rosetta/dps/repository/plugin/storage/nfs/SLUBStoragePlugin.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public class SLUBStoragePlugin extends AbstractStorageHandler {
     private static final ExLogger log = ExLogger.getExLogger(SLUBStoragePlugin.class);
     private static final String DIR_ROOT = "DIR_ROOT"; /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    private static final int default_buffer = 32*1024;
 
     public SLUBStoragePlugin() {
         log.info("SLUBStoragePlugin instantiated");
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ public class SLUBStoragePlugin extends AbstractStorageHandler {
                 }
                 try (OutputStream output = java.nio.file.Files.newOutputStream( Paths.get( destFilePath)))
                 {
-                    IOUtil.copy(is, output);
+                    IOUtil.copy(is, output, default_buffer);
                     log.debug("SLUBStoragePlugin.storeEntity() try copy was successfull");
                 }
             }