diff --git a/VoidCat/Model/VoidSettings.cs b/VoidCat/Model/VoidSettings.cs
index 49c2c81..11943b5 100644
--- a/VoidCat/Model/VoidSettings.cs
+++ b/VoidCat/Model/VoidSettings.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ namespace VoidCat.Model
 
     public sealed record VirusScannerSettings
     {
-        public Uri? ClamAV { get; init; } 
+        public ClamAVSettings? ClamAV { get; init; } 
     }
+
+    public sealed record ClamAVSettings(Uri Endpoint, long? MaxStreamSize);
 }
diff --git a/VoidCat/Services/VirusScanner/VirusScannerStartup.cs b/VoidCat/Services/VirusScanner/VirusScannerStartup.cs
index 9b80923..a2f4afc 100644
--- a/VoidCat/Services/VirusScanner/VirusScannerStartup.cs
+++ b/VoidCat/Services/VirusScanner/VirusScannerStartup.cs
@@ -9,17 +9,20 @@ public static class VirusScannerStartup
     public static void AddVirusScanner(this IServiceCollection services, VoidSettings settings)
     {
         services.AddTransient<IVirusScanStore, VirusScanStore>();
-        
+
         var avSettings = settings.VirusScanner;
         if (avSettings != default)
         {
             services.AddHostedService<Background.VirusScannerService>();
-            
+
             // load ClamAV scanner
             if (avSettings.ClamAV != default)
             {
                 services.AddTransient<IClamClient>((_) =>
-                    new ClamClient(avSettings.ClamAV.Host, avSettings.ClamAV.Port));
+                    new ClamClient(avSettings.ClamAV.Endpoint.Host, avSettings.ClamAV.Endpoint.Port)
+                    {
+                        MaxStreamSize = avSettings.ClamAV.MaxStreamSize ?? 26240000
+                    });
                 services.AddTransient<IVirusScanner, ClamAvScanner>();
             }
         }