diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/WebApp.hs b/Assistant/Threads/WebApp.hs
index 576feb5f01..a5cd385046 100644
--- a/Assistant/Threads/WebApp.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/WebApp.hs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ webAppThread assistantdata urlrenderer noannex cannotrun postfirstrun listenhost
 #endif
 	webapp <- WebApp
 		<$> pure assistantdata
-		<*> genAuthToken 512
+		<*> genAuthToken 128
 		<*> getreldir
 		<*> pure staticRoutes
 		<*> pure postfirstrun