diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
index f5154c70023..286c2fec351 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class HandleExceptions
      */
     public function bootstrap(Application $app)
     {
-        self::$reservedMemory = str_repeat('x', 10240);
+        self::$reservedMemory = str_repeat('x', 32768);
 
         $this->app = $app;
 
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ protected function renderHttpResponse(Throwable $e)
      */
     public function handleShutdown()
     {
+        self::$reservedMemory = null;
+
         if (! is_null($error = error_get_last()) && $this->isFatal($error['type'])) {
             $this->handleException($this->fatalErrorFromPhpError($error, 0));
         }
@@ -217,8 +219,6 @@ public function handleShutdown()
      */
     protected function fatalErrorFromPhpError(array $error, $traceOffset = null)
     {
-        self::$reservedMemory = null;
-
         return new FatalError($error['message'], 0, $error, $traceOffset);
     }