diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 177393dee7..8456647722 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,17 @@ const destroyable = require("server-destroy")
 
 const app = new Koa()
 
+let mbNumber = parseInt(env.HTTP_MB_LIMIT || "10")
+if (!mbNumber || isNaN(mbNumber)) {
+  mbNumber = 10
+}
 // set up top level koa middleware
 app.use(
   koaBody({
     multipart: true,
-    formLimit: "10mb",
-    jsonLimit: "10mb",
-    textLimit: "10mb",
+    formLimit: `${mbNumber}mb`,
+    jsonLimit: `${mbNumber}mb`,
+    textLimit: `${mbNumber}mb`,
     // @ts-ignore
     enableTypes: ["json", "form", "text"],
     parsedMethods: ["POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"],
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index 6272e0e462..256d8d10c3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const environment = {
   MULTI_TENANCY: process.env.MULTI_TENANCY,
   ENABLE_ANALYTICS: process.env.ENABLE_ANALYTICS,
   SELF_HOSTED: process.env.SELF_HOSTED,
+  HTTP_MB_LIMIT: process.env.HTTP_MB_LIMIT,
   // old
   CLIENT_ID: process.env.CLIENT_ID,
   _set(key: string, value: any) {