diff --git a/include/fs_constants.hpp b/include/fs_constants.hpp
index e74e3ba..8353020 100644
--- a/include/fs_constants.hpp
+++ b/include/fs_constants.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #define INODE_SIZE 512
 
-#define DATABLOCKS_PER_BITMAP_BLOCK 255
+// TODO: explore the optimal value for this
+#define DATABLOCKS_PER_BITMAP_BLOCK 2047
 
 #endif
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