diff --git a/api/src/main.ts b/api/src/main.ts
index 31997e6c3..e39175a0e 100644
--- a/api/src/main.ts
+++ b/api/src/main.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { CONFIG, LogLevel } from '~/config';
 import { GQL_ENDPOINT } from './core/apollo/apollo.module';
+import { NestExpressApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-express';
 
 async function bootstrap() {
-  const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule, {
+  const app = await NestFactory.create<NestExpressApplication>(AppModule, {
     logger: [...Object.values(LogLevel).slice(Object.values(LogLevel).indexOf(CONFIG.logLevel))],
   });
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ async function bootstrap() {
     credentials: true,
     maxAge: 7200 /* 2 hours */,
   });
+  app.useBodyParser('json', { limit: '1mb' });
 
   await app.listen(CONFIG.apiPort);
   Logger.debug(`${await app.getUrl()}${GQL_ENDPOINT}`);