diff --git a/backend/src/http_server.c b/backend/src/http_server.c
index c122527..7962d0f 100644
--- a/backend/src/http_server.c
+++ b/backend/src/http_server.c
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ static inline void worker_handle_request(Worker* worker, Client* client)
 {
     (void)worker;
 
-    uint8_t buffer[MAX_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE] = { 0 };
-    ssize_t bytes_received = recv(client->file, &buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0);
+    uint8_t* buffer = calloc(MAX_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE, sizeof(char));
+    ssize_t bytes_received = recv(client->file, buffer, MAX_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE * sizeof(char), 0);
 
     if (bytes_received == -1) {
         fprintf(stderr, "error: could not receive request\n");
diff --git a/backend/src/http_server_internal.h b/backend/src/http_server_internal.h
index 7620006..d9562d5 100644
--- a/backend/src/http_server_internal.h
+++ b/backend/src/http_server_internal.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static inline void* worker_thread_fn(void* data);
 static inline void worker_listen(Worker* worker);
 static inline void worker_handle_request(Worker* worker, Client* req);
 
-#define MAX_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE 8192
+#define MAX_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE 65536
 
 #define MAX_PATH_LEN 128 - 1
 #define MAX_QUERY_LEN 128 - 1