diff --git a/pyghmi/ipmi/fru.py b/pyghmi/ipmi/fru.py
index f346d1f6..3cfa1b81 100644
--- a/pyghmi/ipmi/fru.py
+++ b/pyghmi/ipmi/fru.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class FRU(object):
         # In our case, we don't need to think too hard about whether
         # the FRU is word or byte, we just process what we get back in the
         # payload
-        chunksize = 240
+        chunksize = 224
         # Selected as it is accomodated by most tested things
         # and many tested things broke after going much
         # bigger