diff --git a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_default_values.h b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_default_values.h
index 0f8f94dca9..6049d143f8 100644
--- a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_default_values.h
+++ b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_default_values.h
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 #define SCTP_IN_STREAMS         (16)
 #define SCTP_MAX_ATTEMPTS       (8)
 #define SCTP_TIMEOUT            (60000)
-#define SCTP_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE   (8192)
+#define SCTP_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE   (65536)
 
 #endif /* SCTP_DEFAULT_VALUES_H_ */
diff --git a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
index 530b3ea6b0..6b83a7df6d 100644
--- a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
+++ b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
@@ -806,8 +806,8 @@ sctp_eNB_read_from_socket(
     }
 
     if (!(flags & MSG_EOR)) {
-      SCTP_ERROR("fatal: partial SCTP messages are not handled\n");
-      exit_fun("fatal: partial SCTP messages are not handled" );
+      SCTP_ERROR("partial SCTP message received, discarding message\n");
+      return;
     }
 
     if (flags & MSG_NOTIFICATION) {