diff --git a/client/src/components/learningPath/DocumentUploadForm.vue b/client/src/components/learningPath/DocumentUploadForm.vue
index 638d0b0d..628a46c6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/learningPath/DocumentUploadForm.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/learningPath/DocumentUploadForm.vue
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ function showFileInformation() {
       {{ $t("circlePage.documents.fileLabel") }}
     </label>
     <div
-      class="btn-secondary mt-4 text-xl relative cursor-pointer"
-      :class="{ 'mb-8': !showFileInformation(), 'mb-4': showFileInformation() }"
+      class="mb-4 btn-secondary mt-4 text-xl relative cursor-pointer"
     >
       <input @change="fileChange" id="upload" type="file" class="absolute opacity-0" />
       {{ $t("circlePage.documents.modalAction") }}
     </div>
-    <div v-if="showFileInformation()" class="mb-8">
+    <div v-if="showFileInformation()" class="mb-4">
       <div v-if="formData.file">
         <p>{{ formData.file.name }}</p>
       </div>
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ function showFileInformation() {
         <p class="text-red-700">{{ $t("circlePage.documents.selectFile") }}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <!--p>{{ $t("circlePage.documentsModalInformation") }}</p-->
+    <p class="mb-8">{{ $t("circlePage.documents.maxFileSize") }}</p>
     <div class="mb-8">
       <label class="block text-bold mb-4" for="name">
         {{ $t("circlePage.documents.modalFileName") }}
diff --git a/client/src/locales/de.json b/client/src/locales/de.json
index 336df2f2..2593fd4c 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/de.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
       "selectFile": "Bitte wähle eine Datei aus",
       "chooseName": "Bitte wähle einen Namen",
       "chooseLearningSequence": "Bitte wähle eine Lernsequenz aus",
-      "uploadErrorMessage": "Beim Hochladen ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es erneut."
+      "uploadErrorMessage": "Beim Hochladen ist ein Fehler aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es erneut.",
+      "maxFileSize": "Maximale Dateigrösse: 20 MB"
     }
   },
   "learningContent": {
diff --git a/server/config/settings/base.py b/server/config/settings/base.py
index cced5b15..49065d36 100644
--- a/server/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/server/config/settings/base.py
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ if FILE_UPLOAD_STORAGE == "s3":
     AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = env("AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME")
     AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = env("AWS_S3_REGION_NAME")
     AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION = env("AWS_S3_SIGNATURE_VERSION", default="s3v4")
-    FILE_MAX_SIZE = env.int("FILE_MAX_SIZE", default=5242880)  # 5MB
+    FILE_MAX_SIZE = env.int("FILE_MAX_SIZE", default=20971520)  # 20MB
 
     # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/acl-overview.html#canned-acl
     AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = env("AWS_DEFAULT_ACL", default="private")
 
-    AWS_PRESIGNED_EXPIRY = env.int("AWS_PRESIGNED_EXPIRY", default=60)  # seconds
+    AWS_PRESIGNED_EXPIRY = env.int("AWS_PRESIGNED_EXPIRY", default=300)  # seconds
 
 if APP_ENVIRONMENT == "development":
     # http://whitenoise.evans.io/en/latest/django.html#using-whitenoise-in-development