diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index bf8671145..796e9073b 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@
     Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parsers.OEmbed
   ],
   failure_backoff: 60_000,
-  ttl_setters: [Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parser.TTL.AwsSignedUrl]
+  ttl_setters: [Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Parser.TTL.AwsSignedUrl],
+  max_body: 5_000_000
 
 config :pleroma, :media_proxy,
   enabled: false,
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 5e642a112..9b4113dd5 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
 config :pleroma, :rich_media,
   enabled: false,
   ignore_hosts: [],
-  ignore_tld: ["local", "localdomain", "lan"]
+  ignore_tld: ["local", "localdomain", "lan"],
+  max_body: 2_000_000
 
 config :pleroma, :instance,
   multi_factor_authentication: [
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
index 00af140ae..2c65d9647 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/helpers.ex
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ defp check_content_length(headers) do
   defp http_options() do
     [
       pool: :media,
-      max_body: Config.get([:rich_media, :max_body], 2_000_000)
+      max_body: Config.get([:rich_media, :max_body], 5_000_000)
     ]
   end
 end