diff --git a/pkg/files/files.go b/pkg/files/files.go
index ff86ea517..96eb4bd46 100644
--- a/pkg/files/files.go
+++ b/pkg/files/files.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func CreateWithMime(f io.Reader, realname string, realsize uint64, a web.Auth, m
 	s := db.NewSession()
 	defer s.Close()
 
-	file, err = CreateWithMimeAndSession(s, f, realname, realsize, a, mime)
+	file, err = CreateWithMimeAndSession(s, f, realname, realsize, a, mime, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = s.Rollback()
 		return
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ func CreateWithMime(f io.Reader, realname string, realsize uint64, a web.Auth, m
 	return
 }
 
-func CreateWithMimeAndSession(s *xorm.Session, f io.Reader, realname string, realsize uint64, a web.Auth, mime string) (file *File, err error) {
+func CreateWithMimeAndSession(s *xorm.Session, f io.Reader, realname string, realsize uint64, a web.Auth, mime string, checkFileSizeLimit bool) (file *File, err error) {
 	// Get and parse the configured file size
 	var maxSize datasize.ByteSize
 	err = maxSize.UnmarshalText([]byte(config.FilesMaxSize.GetString()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if realsize > maxSize.Bytes() {
+	if realsize > maxSize.Bytes() && checkFileSizeLimit {
 		return nil, ErrFileIsTooLarge{Size: realsize}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/export.go b/pkg/models/export.go
index 87c6dde65..b3b2fac3b 100644
--- a/pkg/models/export.go
+++ b/pkg/models/export.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func ExportUserData(s *xorm.Session, u *user.User) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	exportFile, err := files.CreateWithMimeAndSession(s, exported, tmpFilename, uint64(stat.Size()), u, "application/zip")
+	exportFile, err := files.CreateWithMimeAndSession(s, exported, tmpFilename, uint64(stat.Size()), u, "application/zip", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}