diff --git a/src/common.hpp b/src/common.hpp
index 883a0904d0..e121cf025b 100644
--- a/src/common.hpp
+++ b/src/common.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ namespace websocketpp {
     
     const uint64_t DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 0xFFFFFF; // ~16MB
     
-    const size_t DEFAULT_READ_THRESHOLD = 512;
+    const size_t DEFAULT_READ_THRESHOLD = 1; // 512 would be a more sane value for this
+    
+    const bool DEFAULT_SILENT_CLOSE = false; // true
     
     const uint16_t DEFAULT_PORT = 80;
     const uint16_t DEFAULT_SECURE_PORT = 443;