diff --git a/mods/sponge/init.lua b/mods/sponge/init.lua
index 69374bdd..a44043d1 100755
--- a/mods/sponge/init.lua
+++ b/mods/sponge/init.lua
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ minetest.register_node("sponge:sponge_wet", {
 	pointable = true,
 	diggable = true,
 	buildable_to = false,
-	stack_max = 64,
+	stack_max = 99,
 	groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=3},
 })