diff --git a/openshift/templates/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf b/openshift/templates/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
index cd76a7ab..341054c8 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
+++ b/openshift/templates/nginx-proxy/conf.d/server.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ server {
     gzip_proxied any;
     gzip_vary on;
 
+    client_max_body_size 12M;
+
     # default path
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://edivorce-django:8080;