diff --git a/tools/create_work.C b/tools/create_work.C
index 9ef306f169..52c189c3be 100644
--- a/tools/create_work.C
+++ b/tools/create_work.C
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     DB_APP app;
     DB_WORKUNIT wu;
     int retval;
-    char wu_template[MEDIUM_BLOB_SIZE];
+    char wu_template[LARGE_BLOB_SIZE];
     char wu_template_file[256], result_template_file[256];
     char keyfile[256];
     char** infiles = NULL;