diff --git a/roles/php/templates/openconext.ini.j2 b/roles/php/templates/openconext.ini.j2
index 1a5b0bd24..34dddee7d 100644
--- a/roles/php/templates/openconext.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/php/templates/openconext.ini.j2
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ session.sid_bits_per_character = 6
 
 ; You are required to use the date.timezone setting
 date.timezone = "{{ timezone }}"
+
+; Increase post_max_size from the default for EB metadata push
+post_max_size = 16M