diff --git a/code/leak.c b/code/leak.c
index f00681ff5..6daf44c62 100644
--- a/code/leak.c
+++ b/code/leak.c
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ main(void)
 		int ret;
 		ret = pipe2(spray[i], O_NONBLOCK);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			printf("main: error: pipe2: object %lu\n", i);
+			printf("main: error: object %lu pipe2: %i\n", i, ret);
 			exit(-1);
 		}
-		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8);
+		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8192);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("main: error: fcntl: object %lu\n", i);
 			exit(-1);