diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/common.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/common.go
index b556e276..29431651 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/common.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/common.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	MaxHTTPBodyLength = 4000000
+	MaxHTTPBodyLength = 1000000
 )
 
 var (