diff --git a/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template b/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template
index 639937f41c..907a2f675a 100644
--- a/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ http {
 	gzip_disable "msie6";
 	gzip_proxied any; # allow upstream server to compress.
 
-	client_max_body_size 50m;
+	client_max_body_size 500m;
 
 	# gzip_vary on;
 	# gzip_proxied any;
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
index 0fe20b5171..a05be47a05 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ module.exports = {
     process.env.PROJECT_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT || '120000',
     10
   ),
-  maxUploadSize: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50 MB
+  maxUploadSize: 500 * 1024 * 1024, // 500 MB
   multerOptions: {
     preservePath: process.env.MULTER_PRESERVE_PATH,
   },