diff --git a/src/internal_modules/roc_audio/packetizer.cpp b/src/internal_modules/roc_audio/packetizer.cpp
index 0d97fea2c..c0c909c29 100644
--- a/src/internal_modules/roc_audio/packetizer.cpp
+++ b/src/internal_modules/roc_audio/packetizer.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,12 @@ packet::PacketPtr Packetizer::create_packet_() {
     }
 
     if (!composer_.prepare(*packet, buffer, payload_size_)) {
-        roc_log(LogError, "packetizer: can't prepare packet");
+        roc_log(LogError,
+                "packetizer: can't prepare packet:"
+                " packet buffer is too small for the requested payload:"
+                " payload_size=%lu buffer_capacity=%lu"
+                " (increase max_packet_size in context config)",
+                (unsigned long)payload_size_, (unsigned long)buffer.capacity());
         return NULL;
     }
     packet->add_flags(packet::Packet::FlagPrepared);
diff --git a/src/internal_modules/roc_node/context.h b/src/internal_modules/roc_node/context.h
index c2657103d..6f52b437e 100644
--- a/src/internal_modules/roc_node/context.h
+++ b/src/internal_modules/roc_node/context.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct ContextConfig {
     size_t max_frame_size;
 
     ContextConfig()
-        : max_packet_size(2048)
+        : max_packet_size(16384)
         , max_frame_size(4096) {
     }
 };