diff --git a/src/components/UploadAvatarForm.tsx b/src/components/UploadAvatarForm.tsx
index 6ff36de..6746a5c 100644
--- a/src/components/UploadAvatarForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UploadAvatarForm.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const UploadAvatarForm = ({ character, errors }: UploadAvatarFormProps) =
     <div class="modal-body" id="avatarUploadModalBody">
       <div class="mb-3">
         <label for="avatarFileInput" class="form-label">
-          Choose an image (max 5MB)
+          Choose an image (max 10MB)
         </label>
         <input
           class="form-control"
diff --git a/static/character.js b/static/character.js
index 80ab597..f53f52a 100644
--- a/static/character.js
+++ b/static/character.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function handleAvatarUpload(characterId) {
   }
 
   // Validate file size (5MB)
-  if (file.size > 5 * 1024 * 1024) {
+  if (file.size > 10 * 1024 * 1024) {
     errorDiv.textContent = 'File too large. Maximum size is 5MB.';
     errorDiv.classList.remove('d-none');
     return;