diff --git a/rc-service/rc-service-external/external-start/src/main/resources/application.yml b/rc-service/rc-service-external/external-start/src/main/resources/application.yml
index fffba5d0..51ea05e7 100644
--- a/rc-service/rc-service-external/external-start/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/rc-service/rc-service-external/external-start/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ spring:
     timeout-per-shutdown-phase: 30s
   main:
     allow-bean-definition-overriding: true
+  servlet:
+    multipart:
+      # Console permits 20MB uploads; keep the downstream external parser aligned with it.
+      max-file-size: 20MB
+      max-request-size: 20MB
   profiles:
     active: @profiles.active@
     group: