diff --git a/server-ce/init_scripts/200_nginx_config_template.sh b/server-ce/init_scripts/200_nginx_config_template.sh
index f5707260ce..741acfdf1c 100755
--- a/server-ce/init_scripts/200_nginx_config_template.sh
+++ b/server-ce/init_scripts/200_nginx_config_template.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if [ -f "${nginx_template_file}" ]; then
   export NGINX_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT="${NGINX_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT:-65}"
   export NGINX_WORKER_CONNECTIONS="${NGINX_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-768}"
   export NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES="${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES:-4}"
+  export MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_NGINX="${MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE:-50}m"
 
   echo "Nginx: generating config file from template"
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ if [ -f "${nginx_template_file}" ]; then
     ${NGINX_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT}
     ${NGINX_WORKER_CONNECTIONS}
     ${NGINX_WORKER_PROCESSES}
+    ${MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_NGINX}
   ' \
     < "${nginx_template_file}" \
     > "${nginx_config_file}"
diff --git a/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template b/server-ce/nginx/nginx.conf.template
index 639937f41c..007e1a1e9e 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 ${MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_NGINX};
 
 	# gzip_vary on;
 	# gzip_proxied any;
diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
index 2473d03cb3..6a089f6198 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ module.exports = {
     process.env.PROJECT_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT || '120000',
     10
   ),
-  maxUploadSize: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50 MB
+  maxUploadSize: parseInt(process.env.MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE || '50', 10) * 1024 * 1024, // MB
   multerOptions: {
     preservePath: process.env.MULTER_PRESERVE_PATH,
   },
@@ -1154,4 +1154,4 @@ module.exports.oauthProviders = {
       linkPath: '/oidc/login',
     },
   }),
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}