diff --git a/dot_config/greenclip.toml.tmpl b/dot_config/greenclip.toml.tmpl
index a27e251..30ae862 100644
--- a/dot_config/greenclip.toml.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/greenclip.toml.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   image_cache_directory = "/tmp/greenclip/"
   history_file = "{{ .paths.cache }}/greenclip.history"
   max_history_length = 100000
-  max_selection_size_bytes = 0
+  max_selection_size_bytes = 10000
   static_history = []
   trim_space_from_selection = true
   use_primary_selection_as_input = false