diff --git a/test/fuzz-libghostty/src/fuzz_stream.zig b/test/fuzz-libghostty/src/fuzz_stream.zig
index 84b50f01e..0c9ab67fb 100644
--- a/test/fuzz-libghostty/src/fuzz_stream.zig
+++ b/test/fuzz-libghostty/src/fuzz_stream.zig
@@ -3,32 +3,9 @@ const ghostty_vt = @import("ghostty-vt");
 const Terminal = ghostty_vt.Terminal;
 const ReadonlyStream = ghostty_vt.ReadonlyStream;
 
-/// Fixed-capacity allocator that avoids heap allocation and gives the
-/// fuzzer deterministic, bounded memory behaviour. Backed by a single
-/// fixed buffer; every `reset()` returns the bump pointer to the start
-/// so the same memory is reused across iterations.
-const FuzzAllocator = struct {
-    buf: [mem_size]u8 = undefined,
-    state: std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator = undefined,
-
-    /// 4 MiB is plenty for a small terminal with a few pages of
-    /// scrollback, while staying within the resident-set limits
-    /// that AFL++ expects.
-    const mem_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
-
-    fn init(self: *FuzzAllocator) void {
-        self.state = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&self.buf);
-    }
-
-    fn allocator(self: *FuzzAllocator) std.mem.Allocator {
-        return self.state.allocator();
-    }
-
-    fn reset(self: *FuzzAllocator) void {
-        self.state.reset();
-    }
-};
-
+/// Use a single global allocator for simplicity and to avoid heap
+/// allocation overhead in the fuzzer. The allocator is backed by a fixed
+/// buffer, and every fuzz input resets the bump pointer to the start.
 var fuzz_alloc: FuzzAllocator = .{};
 
 pub export fn zig_fuzz_init() callconv(.c) void {
@@ -39,33 +16,63 @@ pub export fn zig_fuzz_test(
     buf: [*]const u8,
     len: usize,
 ) callconv(.c) void {
+    // Do not test zero-length input paths.
+    if (len == 0) return;
+
     fuzz_alloc.reset();
     const alloc = fuzz_alloc.allocator();
-    const input = buf[0..@intCast(len)];
+    const input = buf[0..len];
 
     // Allocate a terminal; if we run out of fixed-buffer space just
     // skip this input (not a bug, just a very large allocation).
-    var term = Terminal.init(alloc, .{
+    var t = Terminal.init(alloc, .{
         .cols = 80,
         .rows = 24,
         .max_scrollback = 100,
     }) catch return;
-    defer term.deinit(alloc);
+    defer t.deinit(alloc);
 
-    var stream: ReadonlyStream = term.vtStream();
+    var stream: ReadonlyStream = t.vtStream();
     defer stream.deinit();
 
     // Use the first byte to decide between the scalar and slice paths
     // so both code paths get exercised by the fuzzer.
-    if (input.len == 0) return;
     const mode = input[0];
     const data = input[1..];
 
     if (mode & 1 == 0) {
-        // Slice path — exercises SIMD fast-path
-        stream.nextSlice(data) catch {};
+        // Slice path — exercises SIMD fast-path if enabled
+        stream.nextSlice(data) catch |err|
+            std.debug.panic("nextSlice: {}", .{err});
     } else {
         // Scalar path — exercises byte-at-a-time UTF-8 decoding
-        for (data) |byte| _ = stream.next(byte) catch {};
+        for (data) |byte| _ = stream.next(byte) catch |err|
+            std.debug.panic("next: {}", .{err});
     }
 }
+
+/// Fixed-capacity allocator that avoids heap allocation and gives the
+/// fuzzer deterministic, bounded memory behaviour. Backed by a single
+/// fixed buffer; every `reset()` returns the bump pointer to the start
+/// so the same memory is reused across iterations.
+const FuzzAllocator = struct {
+    buf: [mem_size]u8 = undefined,
+    state: std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator = undefined,
+
+    /// 64 MiB gives the fuzzer enough headroom to exercise terminal
+    /// resizes, large scrollback, and other allocation-heavy paths
+    /// without running into out-of-memory on every other input.
+    const mem_size = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+    fn init(self: *FuzzAllocator) void {
+        self.state = .init(&self.buf);
+    }
+
+    fn allocator(self: *FuzzAllocator) std.mem.Allocator {
+        return self.state.allocator();
+    }
+
+    fn reset(self: *FuzzAllocator) void {
+        self.state.reset();
+    }
+};