diff --git a/lib/request-wrapper.ts b/lib/request-wrapper.ts
index 8b4e561f1..f3aad5950 100644
--- a/lib/request-wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/request-wrapper.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class RequestWrapper {
     // defaults here
     const axiosConfig: AxiosRequestConfig = {
       maxContentLength: Infinity,
+      maxBodyLength: Infinity,
       headers: {
         post: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
diff --git a/test/unit/request-wrapper.test.js b/test/unit/request-wrapper.test.js
index d49be3a4b..7ddfbc068 100644
--- a/test/unit/request-wrapper.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/request-wrapper.test.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ describe('RequestWrapper constructor', () => {
     // axios instance with it
     const createdAxiosConfig = axios.default.create.mock.calls[0][0];
     expect(createdAxiosConfig.maxContentLength).toBe(Infinity);
+    expect(createdAxiosConfig.maxBodyLength).toBe(Infinity);
     expect(createdAxiosConfig.headers).toBeDefined();
     expect(createdAxiosConfig.headers.post).toBeDefined();
     expect(createdAxiosConfig.headers.put).toBeDefined();
@@ -78,10 +79,12 @@ describe('RequestWrapper constructor', () => {
   it('should override the defaults with user-provided input', () => {
     const unused = new RequestWrapper({
       maxContentLength: 100,
+      maxBodyLength: 200,
     });
 
     const createdAxiosConfig = axios.default.create.mock.calls[0][0];
     expect(createdAxiosConfig.maxContentLength).toBe(100);
+    expect(createdAxiosConfig.maxBodyLength).toBe(200);
   });
 
   it('creates a custom https agent when disableSslVerification is true', () => {