diff --git a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
index b3aa94a1d9..de3fdd11c7 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ def save_file_on_filesystem(fname, content, content_type=None):
 	}
 
 def check_max_file_size(content):
-	max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 1000000
+	max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 3000000
 	file_size = len(content)
 
 	if file_size > max_file_size:
 		frappe.msgprint(_("File size exceeded the maximum allowed size of {0} MB").format(
-			max_file_size / 1000000.0),
+			max_file_size / 3000000.0),
 			raise_exception=MaxFileSizeReachedError)
 
 	return file_size