diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cache/TransactionalCache.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cache/TransactionalCache.java
index 1eb1a6b283..1c239b7c5a 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cache/TransactionalCache.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/cache/TransactionalCache.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class TransactionalCache<K extends Serializable, V extends Object>
         {
             data = new TransactionData();
             // create and initialize caches
-            data.updatedItemsCache = new LRUMap(17);
+            data.updatedItemsCache = new LRUMap(maxCacheSize);
             data.removedItemsCache = new HashSet<K>(13);
 
             // ensure that we get the transaction callbacks as we have bound the unique