diff --git a/nginx.conf.template b/nginx.conf.template
index 8dd809a..31acb2d 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.template
+++ b/nginx.conf.template
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ server {
 
     #access_log  /var/log/nginx/host.access.log  main;
 
+    client_max_body_size 100G;    
+
     # send all requests to the `/validate` endpoint for authorization
     auth_request /validate;
 
@@ -40,6 +42,5 @@ server {
         dav_access user:rw group:rw all:r;
         dav_methods PUT;
         dav_ext_methods PROPFIND OPTIONS LOCK UNLOCK;
-        client_max_body_size 100G;
     }
 }