diff --git a/basegraph.cpp b/basegraph.cpp
index defc3f5b..b5c0602d 100644
--- a/basegraph.cpp
+++ b/basegraph.cpp
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ ld textscale() {
   
 // bool notgl = false;
 
-int pngres = 2000;
+int pngres = 2048;
 int pngformat = 0;
 
 #if CAP_PNG