diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/blockmeta/HashChunkletManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/blockmeta/HashChunkletManager.java
index f591cdafa..0302f5de3 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/blockmeta/HashChunkletManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/blockmeta/HashChunkletManager.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class HashChunkletManager implements ChunkletManager {
 
         try {
             fileIn = new FileInputStream(location);
-            objIn = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn);
+            objIn = new ObjectInputStream(new BufferedInputStream(fileIn));
             storeIn = (ChunkletStore) objIn.readObject();
         }
         catch (IOException ex) {