diff --git a/etc/gandalf.conf b/etc/gandalf.conf
index 14ed547..53326cc 100644
--- a/etc/gandalf.conf
+++ b/etc/gandalf.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ bind: "0.0.0.0:8000"
 uid: git
 api:
   request:
-    maxMemory: 2048
+    maxMemory: 2097152
 repository:
   tempDir: /tmp