diff --git a/cmd/git-remote-ipld/ipld.go b/cmd/git-remote-ipld/ipld.go
index d19ff1a..756b8c5 100644
--- a/cmd/git-remote-ipld/ipld.go
+++ b/cmd/git-remote-ipld/ipld.go
@@ -242,16 +242,41 @@ func (h *IpnsHandler) Push(remote *core.Remote, local string, remoteRef string)
 func (h *IpnsHandler) bigNodePatcher(tracker *core.Tracker) func(cid.Cid, []byte) error {
 	return func(hash cid.Cid, data []byte) error {
 		if len(data) > (1 << 21) {
-			c, err := h.api.Add(bytes.NewReader(data))
+			endOfHeader := -1
+			for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
+				if data[i] == 0 {
+					endOfHeader = i + 1
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			var objectHash string
+			var err error
+			if endOfHeader > 0 {
+				headerHash, err := h.api.Add(bytes.NewReader(data[0:endOfHeader]))
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				dataHash, err := h.api.Add(bytes.NewReader(data[endOfHeader:]))
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				objectHash, err = h.api.PatchLink(headerHash, "0", dataHash, false)
+			} else {
+				objectHash, err = h.api.Add(bytes.NewReader(data))
+			}
+
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if err := tracker.Set(LOBJ_TRACKER_PRIFIX+"/"+hash.String(), []byte(c)); err != nil {
+			if err := tracker.Set(LOBJ_TRACKER_PRIFIX+"/"+hash.String(), []byte(objectHash)); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			h.currentHash, err = h.api.PatchLink(h.currentHash, "objects/"+hash.String(), c, true)
+			h.currentHash, err = h.api.PatchLink(h.currentHash, "objects/"+hash.String(), objectHash, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}