diff --git a/service/Core/Configuration/ServiceConfig.cs b/service/Core/Configuration/ServiceConfig.cs
index e48970d80..0dd5a1ddc 100644
--- a/service/Core/Configuration/ServiceConfig.cs
+++ b/service/Core/Configuration/ServiceConfig.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Microsoft.KernelMemory.Configuration;
@@ -30,18 +29,8 @@ public class ServiceConfig
     public Dictionary<string, HandlerConfig> Handlers { get; set; } = new();
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The maximum allowed size in megabytes for a request body posted to the upload endpoint.
+    /// The maximum allowed size in bytes for a request body posted to the upload endpoint.
     /// If not set the solution defaults to 30,000,000 bytes (~28.6 MB) (ASP.NET default).
     /// </summary>
-    public long? MaxUploadSizeMb { get; set; } = null;
-
-    public long? GetMaxUploadSizeInBytes()
-    {
-        if (this.MaxUploadSizeMb.HasValue)
-        {
-            return Math.Min(10, this.MaxUploadSizeMb.Value) * 1024 * 1024;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
+    public long? MaxUploadSize { get; set; } = null;
 }
diff --git a/service/Service.AspNetCore/WebAPIEndpoints.cs b/service/Service.AspNetCore/WebAPIEndpoints.cs
index 67dce6132..9cc2ff1cc 100644
--- a/service/Service.AspNetCore/WebAPIEndpoints.cs
+++ b/service/Service.AspNetCore/WebAPIEndpoints.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public static IEndpointRouteBuilder AddKernelMemoryEndpoints(
         KernelMemoryConfig? kmConfig = null,
         IEndpointFilter? authFilter = null)
     {
-        builder.AddPostUploadEndpoint(apiPrefix, authFilter, kmConfig?.Service.GetMaxUploadSizeInBytes());
+        builder.AddPostUploadEndpoint(apiPrefix, authFilter, kmConfig?.Service.MaxUploadSize);
         builder.AddGetIndexesEndpoint(apiPrefix, authFilter);
         builder.AddDeleteIndexesEndpoint(apiPrefix, authFilter);
         builder.AddDeleteDocumentsEndpoint(apiPrefix, authFilter);
diff --git a/service/Service/Program.cs b/service/Service/Program.cs
index 9894d0878..ee3da48bb 100644
--- a/service/Service/Program.cs
+++ b/service/Service/Program.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             },
             services =>
             {
-                long? maxSize = config.Service.GetMaxUploadSizeInBytes();
+                long? maxSize = config.Service.MaxUploadSize;
                 if (!maxSize.HasValue) { return; }
 
                 services.Configure<IISServerOptions>(x => { x.MaxRequestBodySize = maxSize.Value; });
diff --git a/service/Service/appsettings.json b/service/Service/appsettings.json
index 83f71fcca..918c3cbc5 100644
--- a/service/Service/appsettings.json
+++ b/service/Service/appsettings.json
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
       "RunWebService": true,
       // Whether to expose OpenAPI swagger UI at http://127.0.0.1:9001/swagger/index.html
       "OpenApiEnabled": false,
-      // The maximum allowed size in MB for the payload posted to the upload endpoint
+      // The maximum allowed size in bytes for the payload posted to the upload endpoint
       // If not set the solution defaults to 30,000,000 bytes (~28.6 MB)
-      "MaxUploadSizeMb": null,
+      "MaxUploadSize": null,
       // Whether to run the asynchronous pipeline handlers
       // Use these booleans to deploy the web service and the handlers on same/different VMs
       "RunHandlers": true,