diff --git a/libraries/BLE/examples/BLE_client/BLE_client.ino b/libraries/BLE/examples/BLE_client/BLE_client.ino
index 55d9fa0de6a..5d39c109709 100644
--- a/libraries/BLE/examples/BLE_client/BLE_client.ino
+++ b/libraries/BLE/examples/BLE_client/BLE_client.ino
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ bool connectToServer() {
     // Connect to the remove BLE Server.
     pClient->connect(myDevice);  // if you pass BLEAdvertisedDevice instead of address, it will be recognized type of peer device address (public or private)
     Serial.println(" - Connected to server");
-
+    pClient->setMTU(517); //set client to request maximum MTU from server (default is 23 otherwise)
+  
     // Obtain a reference to the service we are after in the remote BLE server.
     BLERemoteService* pRemoteService = pClient->getService(serviceUUID);
     if (pRemoteService == nullptr) {