diff --git a/.build/dev/nginx.conf b/.build/dev/nginx.conf
index 06bc299..44028d2 100644
--- a/.build/dev/nginx.conf
+++ b/.build/dev/nginx.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ server {
         server_name   _;
         access_log   /dev/stdout;
         error_log    /dev/stdout info;
+         client_max_body_size 8M;
 
   location /api/ {
       proxy_pass http://python:8000/api/;
diff --git a/.build/prod/nginx.conf b/.build/prod/nginx.conf
index bee1617..252e0ef 100644
--- a/.build/prod/nginx.conf
+++ b/.build/prod/nginx.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ server {
         server_name   _;
         access_log   /dev/stdout;
         error_log    /dev/stdout info;
+        client_max_body_size 8M;
 
   location /api/ {
       proxy_pass http://mapmaker:8000/api/;