diff --git a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/logging/SimpleLogFormatter.java b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/logging/SimpleLogFormatter.java
index a36486133..240114770 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/kelondro/logging/SimpleLogFormatter.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/kelondro/logging/SimpleLogFormatter.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public final class SimpleLogFormatter extends SimpleFormatter {
     // e.g. 2005/05/25 11:22:53
     private final SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.US);
 
-    private final StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
+    private final StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(80);
 
     public SimpleLogFormatter() {
         super();