diff --git a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Factory/HttpClient.php b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Factory/HttpClient.php
index fca5d53130..eaf6003ccb 100644
--- a/src/Network/HTTPClient/Factory/HttpClient.php
+++ b/src/Network/HTTPClient/Factory/HttpClient.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class HttpClient extends BaseFactory
 		$resolver->setMaxRedirects(10);
 		$resolver->setRequestTimeout(10);
 		// if the file is too large then exit
-		$resolver->setMaxResponseDataSize($this->config->get('system', 'max_response_data_size', 1000000));
+		$resolver->setMaxResponseDataSize($this->config->get('http_client', 'max_response_data_size', 1000000));
 		// Designate a temporary file that will store cookies during the session.
 		// Some websites test the browser for cookie support, so this enhances results.
 		$resolver->setCookieJar(System::getTempPath() .'/resolver-cookie-' . Strings::getRandomName(10));
diff --git a/static/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
index 2552e7d35f..a0d6157694 100644
--- a/static/defaults.config.php
+++ b/static/defaults.config.php
@@ -613,7 +613,8 @@ return [
 		// xrd_timeout (Integer)
 		// Timeout in seconds for fetching the XRD links and other requests with an expected shorter timeout
 		'xrd_timeout' => 20,
-
+	],
+	'http_client' => [
 		// max_response_data_size (Integer)
 		// Maximum allowed response data size in Bytes, default is hard-coded value from code
 		'max_response_data_size' => 1000000,