diff --git a/src/leveled_bookie.erl b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
index c6958a2..6d865eb 100644
--- a/src/leveled_bookie.erl
+++ b/src/leveled_bookie.erl
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@
 
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 
--define(CACHE_SIZE, 1800).
+-define(CACHE_SIZE, 2000).
 -define(JOURNAL_FP, "journal").
 -define(LEDGER_FP, "ledger").
 -define(SNAPSHOT_TIMEOUT, 300000).
 -define(CHECKJOURNAL_PROB, 0.2).
--define(CACHE_SIZE_JITTER, 360).
+-define(CACHE_SIZE_JITTER, 20).
+-define(JOURNAL_SIZE_JITTER, 10)
 
 -record(state, {inker :: pid(),
                 penciller :: pid(),
@@ -230,8 +231,9 @@ init([Opts]) ->
             % Start from file not snapshot
             {InkerOpts, PencillerOpts} = set_options(Opts),
             {Inker, Penciller} = startup(InkerOpts, PencillerOpts),
+            CacheJitter = ?CACHE_SIZE div ?CACHE_SIZE_JITTER,
             CacheSize = get_opt(cache_size, Opts, ?CACHE_SIZE)
-                        + erlang:phash2(self()) band ?CACHE_SIZE_JITTER,
+                        + erlang:phash2(self()) band CacheJitter,
             leveled_log:log("B0001", [Inker, Penciller]),
             {ok, #state{inker=Inker,
                         penciller=Penciller,
@@ -663,7 +665,11 @@ snapshot_store(State, SnapType) ->
     end.    
 
 set_options(Opts) ->
-    MaxJournalSize = get_opt(max_journalsize, Opts, 10000000000),
+    MaxJournalSize0 = get_opt(max_journalsize, Opts, 10000000000),
+    JournalSizeJitter = MaxJournalSize0 div ?JOURNAL_SIZE_JITTER,
+    MaxJournalSize = MaxJournalSize0 -
+                        erlang:phash2(self()) band JournalSizeJitter,
+    
     SyncStrat = get_opt(sync_strategy, Opts, sync),
     WRP = get_opt(waste_retention_period, Opts),