diff --git a/cfoa.hpp b/cfoa.hpp
index e19465a2..6f8565ba 100644
--- a/cfoa.hpp
+++ b/cfoa.hpp
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ public:
     const_iterator>::type;
 
   table(
-    std::size_t n=0,const Hash& h_=Hash(),const Pred& pred_=Pred(),
+    std::size_t n=1000,const Hash& h_=Hash(),const Pred& pred_=Pred(),
     const Allocator& al_=Allocator()):
     hash_base{empty_init,h_},pred_base{empty_init,pred_},
     allocator_base{empty_init,al_},size_{0},arrays(new_arrays(n)),