diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index 974ddb8..d7a4a0f 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -3773,7 +3773,7 @@ Clay_Context* Clay_Initialize(Clay_Arena arena, Clay_Dimensions layoutDimensions
     Clay_Context *oldContext = Clay_GetCurrentContext();
     *context = CLAY__INIT(Clay_Context) {
         .maxElementCount = oldContext ? oldContext->maxElementCount : Clay__defaultMaxElementCount,
-        .maxMeasureTextCacheWordCount = oldContext ? oldContext->maxMeasureTextCacheWordCount : Clay__defaultMaxElementCount * 2,
+        .maxMeasureTextCacheWordCount = oldContext ? oldContext->maxMeasureTextCacheWordCount : Clay__defaultMaxMeasureTextWordCacheCount,
         .errorHandler = errorHandler.errorHandlerFunction ? errorHandler : CLAY__INIT(Clay_ErrorHandler) { Clay__ErrorHandlerFunctionDefault },
         .layoutDimensions = layoutDimensions,
         .internalArena = arena,