diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
index 943f14a23..a1a2084fe 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ $(document).on 'page:change', ->
   $('.js-contact-form').trigger('restoreDefault')
 
   $('[data-legal-document]').each (i, fileInput)->
-    minSize = 8 * 1024 # 8kB
+    minSize = 3 * 1024 # 3kB
     maxSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024; # 8 MB
     $(fileInput).closest('form').submit (e) ->
       if (files = fileInput.files).length
         fileSize = files[0].size
         if fileSize < minSize
-          alert 'Document size should be more than 8kB'
+          alert 'Document size should be more than 3kB'
           return false
         else if fileSize > maxSize
           alert 'Document size should be less than 8MB'
diff --git a/app/models/legal_document.rb b/app/models/legal_document.rb
index 2c99ce1a5..98c1dad8d 100644
--- a/app/models/legal_document.rb
+++ b/app/models/legal_document.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class LegalDocument < ActiveRecord::Base
   include EppErrors
-  MIN_BODY_SIZE = (1.37 * 8.kilobytes).ceil
+  MIN_BODY_SIZE = (1.37 * 3.kilobytes).ceil
 
   if ENV['legal_document_types'].present?
     TYPES = ENV['legal_document_types'].split(',').map(&:strip)
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class LegalDocument < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
 
-
   def save_to_filesystem
     loop do
       rand = SecureRandom.random_number.to_s.last(4)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 327f0ffbc..e0fbfa654 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ en:
         legal_document:
           attributes:
             body:
-              length: 'Parameter value policy error: legalDocument size should be more than 8kB'
+              length: 'Parameter value policy error: legalDocument size should be more than 3kB'
 
 
     attributes: