diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FloatingTerminal.vue b/frontend/src/components/FloatingTerminal.vue
index 9f92fff..305baed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FloatingTerminal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FloatingTerminal.vue
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ function scrollTerminal(direction: 'up' | 'down' | 'end') {
   else renderer.scrollToBottom()
 }
 
-function requestReplay(tailOnly = false) {
+function requestReplay(tailOnly = true) {
   if (socket?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-    socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'request-replay', tailOnly, chunks: 500 }))
+    socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'request-replay', tailOnly, chunks: 200 }))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TerminalPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/TerminalPage.vue
index 0102b82..7828c08 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TerminalPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TerminalPage.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async function connect() {
         isResumedSession.value = !msg.isNew
 
         if (msg.hasHistory) {
-          socket?.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'request-replay', tailOnly: false }))
+          socket?.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'request-replay', tailOnly: true, chunks: 200 }))
         } else if (!msg.isNew) {
           renderer.writeln('\x1b[36m[Reconnected to existing session]\x1b[0m')
         }