diff --git a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
index 24c03b4b46..44c63453b0 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/apiserver/main.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func RunDisperserServer(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		ratelimiter = ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(reg, globalParams, bucketStore, logger)
 	}
 
-	if config.MaxBlobSize <= 0 || config.MaxBlobSize > 64*1024*1024 {
+	if config.MaxBlobSize <= 0 || config.MaxBlobSize > 32*1024*1024 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configured max blob size is invalid %v", config.MaxBlobSize)
 	}