diff --git a/lib/shared_memory.cpp b/lib/shared_memory.cpp
index e9f814d7..8a1b6dae 100644
--- a/lib/shared_memory.cpp
+++ b/lib/shared_memory.cpp
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ namespace IPC {
   ///\brief Creates the next page with the correct size
   void sharedServer::newPage() {
     semGuard tmpGuard(&mySemaphore);
-    sharedPage tmp(std::string(baseName.substr(1) + (char)(myPages.size() + (int)'A')), (4096 << myPages.size()), true);
+    sharedPage tmp(std::string(baseName.substr(1) + (char)(myPages.size() + (int)'A')), (8192 << myPages.size()), true);
     myPages.insert(tmp);
     tmp.master = false;
     DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_VERYHIGH, "Created a new page: %s", tmp.name.c_str());
@@ -877,9 +877,6 @@ namespace IPC {
 
   ///\brief The deconstructor
   sharedClient::~sharedClient() {
-    if (hasCounter) {
-      finish();
-    }
     mySemaphore.close();
   }