diff --git a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBStoragePlugin.xml b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBStoragePlugin.xml
index daf132f5c1fd4a85b9ab9edb2605f69097b55436..f7ee169fa64d8d32cc94d1cfbec71d670860b560 100644
--- a/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBStoragePlugin.xml
+++ b/PLUGIN-INF/metadata_SLUBStoragePlugin.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
 					<label>ui.storage.nfs.fileBlockSize</label>
 					<ui_tool_tip>BlockSize in Bytes</ui_tool_tip>
 					<single>false</single>
+					<default_value>8192</default_value>
+					<mandatory>true</mandatory>
+					<validator_class_name>com.exlibris.core.infra.web.utils.formBuilder.validator.NumericFormValidator</validator_class_name>
+					<x_logic_type>String</x_logic_type>
+					<x_ui_type>TextField</x_ui_type>
+					<css_class>width40</css_class>
+					<x_options></x_options>
+				</x_field>
+				<x_field>
+					<field_name>BUFF_SIZE</field_name>
+					<label>ui.storage.nfs.fileBufferSize</label>
+					<ui_tool_tip>BufferSize in Bytes</ui_tool_tip>
+					<single>false</single>
 					<default_value>1048576</default_value>
 					<mandatory>true</mandatory>
 					<validator_class_name>com.exlibris.core.infra.web.utils.formBuilder.validator.NumericFormValidator</validator_class_name>
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@
 		</fr:x_form>
 	</pl:initParameters>
 	<pl:description>SLUB Storage Plugin</pl:description>
-	<pl:version>2.95</pl:version>
+	<pl:version>2.96</pl:version>
 	<pl:materialType>DIGITAL</pl:materialType>
 	<pl:module>Repository</pl:module>
 	<pl:generalType>TASK</pl:generalType>
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 7e29eed7d73668b2432898213acaf22beb438e06..860ba9cea8d7b1a1a6912e46925a8d847dd671de 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
@@ -113,20 +113,20 @@ public class SLUBStoragePlugin extends AbstractStorageHandler {
 
     private int getBlockSize () {
         if (0 == this.blocksize) {
-            String blocksizeStr = this.parameters.get("BLOCK_SIZE");
+            String blocksizeStr = this.parameters.get("BUFF_SIZE");
             if (null != blocksizeStr) {
                 try {
                     this.blocksize = Integer.parseInt(blocksizeStr);
                     log.info("Set blocksize to " + this.blocksize);
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-                    log.error("Could not convert BLOCK_SIZE string to int, " + e.getMessage());
+                    log.error("Could not convert BUFF_SIZE string to int, " + e.getMessage());
                 }
                 if (this.blocksize <= 0) {
-                    log.error("BLOCK_SIZE needs to be greater than 0!");
+                    log.error("BUFF_SIZE needs to be greater than 0!");
                 }
             } else {
                 this.blocksize = 1024*1024;
-                log.info("Could not retrieve BLOCK_SIZE, using default of " + this.blocksize + " Bytes") ;
+                log.info("Could not retrieve BUFF_SIZE, using default of " + this.blocksize + " Bytes") ;
             }
         }
         return this.blocksize;