diff --git a/plugins/mongodb/config/mongodb.conf b/plugins/mongodb/config/mongodb.conf
index 5f02eb14f..0dc9bfdcf 100644
--- a/plugins/mongodb/config/mongodb.conf
+++ b/plugins/mongodb/config/mongodb.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ bind_ip = 127.0.0.1
 port = 27017
 fork = true
 auth = false
+smallfiles = true
 
 # Master/slave replication is no longer supported
 #master = true