diff --git a/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml b/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
index 8e60c3f..410e65b 100644
--- a/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
+++ b/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 encoder = "{{ values.encoder }}"
 server = "http://{{ values.host }}:{{ values.port }}"
 
+[output_{{ name }}.buffering]
+max_file_size = 268435456
+