diff --git a/hosts/kommode/services/gitea/default.nix b/hosts/kommode/services/gitea/default.nix
index afd9778..e5308b8 100644
--- a/hosts/kommode/services/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/kommode/services/gitea/default.nix
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ in {
       picture = {
         AVATAR_MAX_FILE_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 5;
         # NOTE: go any bigger than this, and gitea will freeze your gif >:(
-        AVATAR_MAX_ORIGIN_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 2;
+        AVATAR_MAX_ORIGIN_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 4;
       };
       actions.ENABLED = true;
       webhook.ALLOWED_HOST_LIST = lib.concatStringsSep "," [