diff --git oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/standby/server/StandbyServer.java oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/standby/server/StandbyServer.java
index 3551aa20c6..4386aaa8f3 100644
--- oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/standby/server/StandbyServer.java
+++ oak-segment-tar/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/standby/server/StandbyServer.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 class StandbyServer implements AutoCloseable {
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StandbyServer.class);
-    
+
     /**
      * If a persisted head state cannot be acquired in less than this timeout,
      * the 'get head' request from the client will be discarded.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class StandbyServer implements AutoCloseable {
         private final int port;
 
         private final StoreProvider storeProvider;
-        
+
         private final int blobChunkSize;
 
         private boolean secure;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class StandbyServer implements AutoCloseable {
 
                 // Decoders
 
-                p.addLast(new LineBasedFrameDecoder(8192));
+                p.addLast(new LineBasedFrameDecoder(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
                 p.addLast(new StringDecoder(CharsetUtil.UTF_8));
                 p.addLast(new RequestDecoder());
                 p.addLast(new StateHandler(builder.stateConsumer));
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ class StandbyServer implements AutoCloseable {
 
                 p.addLast(new SnappyFrameEncoder());
 
-                // Use chunking transparently 
-                
+                // Use chunking transparently
+
                 p.addLast(new ChunkedWriteHandler());
-                
+
                 // Other Encoders
-                
+
                 p.addLast(new GetHeadResponseEncoder());
                 p.addLast(new GetSegmentResponseEncoder());
                 p.addLast(new GetBlobResponseEncoder(builder.blobChunkSize));