diff --git a/conf/reference.conf b/conf/reference.conf
index a96f0f1e1..4ce456de4 100644
--- a/conf/reference.conf
+++ b/conf/reference.conf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ play.filters {
 }
 
 play.http.session.cookieName = CORTEX_SESSION
+play.http.parser.maxMemoryBuffer = 1M
 
 # ElasticSearch
 search {