diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-ipfs b/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
index ee880c7b..b6975926 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-ipfs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ IPFS_PORT=4001
 IPFS_NODE_VERSION='6.2.2'
 IPFS_JS_VERSION='0.14.3'
 IPFS_JS_RONIN_VERSION='0.3.11'
+IPFS_KEY_LENGTH=2048
 
 function reconfigure_ipfs {
     echo -n ''
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ function install_ipfs_js {
     fi
 
     # initialise
-    su -c "$IPFS_PATH/jsipfs init -b 4096" - $MY_USERNAME
+    su -c "$IPFS_PATH/jsipfs init -b $IPFS_KEY_LENGTH" - $MY_USERNAME
     if [ ! -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs ]; then
         echo "IPFS could not be initialised for user $MY_USERNAME"
         exit 7358