diff --git a/app/controllers/user_avatars_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_avatars_controller.rb
index 2cc10b43c..f98aebce3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_avatars_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_avatars_controller.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class UserAvatarsController < ApplicationController
     return render_blank unless upload_id > 0 && user_avatar = user.user_avatar
 
     size = params[:size].to_i
-    return render_blank if size < 8 || size > 500
+    return render_blank if size < 8 || size > 1000
 
     if !Discourse.avatar_sizes.include?(size) && Discourse.store.external?
       closest = Discourse.avatar_sizes.to_a.min { |a,b| (size-a).abs <=> (size-b).abs }