diff --git a/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts b/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
index a5c9e2b84..2ab8d3aa6 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
+++ b/plugins/storage/server/api/files.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ router.post(
   rateLimiter(RateLimiterStrategy.TenPerMinute),
   auth(),
   validate(T.FilesCreateSchema),
-  multipart({ maximumFileSize: env.FILE_STORAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE }),
+  multipart({
+    maximumFileSize: Math.max(
+      env.FILE_STORAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE,
+      env.MAXIMUM_IMPORT_SIZE
+    ),
+  }),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.FilesCreateReq>) => {
     const actor = ctx.state.auth.user;
     const { key } = ctx.input.body;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/index.ts b/server/routes/api/index.ts
index fc742d02a..52a622909 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/index.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/index.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ api.use(
   bodyParser({
     multipart: true,
     formidable: {
-      maxFileSize: env.FILE_STORAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE,
+      maxFileSize: Math.max(
+        env.FILE_STORAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE,
+        env.MAXIMUM_IMPORT_SIZE
+      ),
       maxFieldsSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
     },
   })