diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index efe77d59..718f9f0b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-server.servlet.context-path=/record-manager
\ No newline at end of file
+server.servlet.context-path=/record-manager
+server.max-http-request-header-size=${MAX_HTTP_REQUEST_SIZE:8KB}
\ No newline at end of file