diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
index 9bafe168c..12a0f9d96 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/registrar/application.coffee
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $(document).on 'page:change', ->
   $('.js-contact-form').trigger('restoreDefault')
 
   $('[data-legal-document]').each (i, fileInput)->
-    minSize = 1 * 1024 # 100kB
+    minSize = 8 * 1024 # 8kB
     maxSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024; # 8 MB
     $(fileInput).closest('form').submit (e) ->
       if (files = fileInput.files).length
diff --git a/app/models/legal_document.rb b/app/models/legal_document.rb
index 42d8c6fcf..c22d98025 100644
--- a/app/models/legal_document.rb
+++ b/app/models/legal_document.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class LegalDocument < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :documentable, polymorphic: true
 
 
-  validates :body, length: { minimum: (1.37 * 1.4).ceil }, unless: :path
+  validates :body, length: { minimum: (1.37 * 8.kilobytes).ceil }, unless: :path
 
   before_create :add_creator
   before_save   :save_to_filesystem