diff --git a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
index 39733062..8434e017 100644
--- a/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
+++ b/docker/nginx/conf.d/client.conf
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ server {
 		
 		# if you are expecting large headers (ie. Skynet-Skyfile-Metadata), tune these values to your needs
 		proxy_buffer_size 128k;
-		proxy_buffers 4 128k;
+		proxy_buffers 4 256k;
+		proxy_busy_buffers_size 256k;
 
 		# cache frequent (> 10) downloads for 24 hours
 		proxy_cache skynet;
@@ -218,7 +219,8 @@ server {
 
 		# if you are expecting large headers (ie. Skynet-Skyfile-Metadata), tune these values to your needs
 		proxy_buffer_size 128k;
-		proxy_buffers 4 128k;
+		proxy_buffers 4 256k;
+		proxy_busy_buffers_size 256k;
 		
 		# cache frequent (> 10) downloads for 24 hours
 		proxy_cache skynet;
diff --git a/packages/handshake-api/Dockerfile b/packages/handshake-api/Dockerfile
index 59faf860..fa63071f 100644
--- a/packages/handshake-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/handshake-api/Dockerfile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ ENV HSD_API_KEY="foo"
 
 EXPOSE 3100
 ENV NODE_ENV production
-CMD [ "node", "src/index.js" ]
+CMD [ "node", "--max-http-header-size=64000", "src/index.js" ]