diff --git a/src/common/kernel/save.c b/src/common/kernel/save.c
index 9176ac910..1112684a8 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/save.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 #define ESCAPE_FIX
 #define MAXORDERS 256
-#define MAXPERSISTENT 16
+#define MAXPERSISTENT 128
 
 /* exported symbols symbols */
 const char * xmlfile = "eressea.xml";