diff --git a/ui/bin/opensnitch-ui b/ui/bin/opensnitch-ui
index 8bae5634..8abbfa11 100755
--- a/ui/bin/opensnitch-ui
+++ b/ui/bin/opensnitch-ui
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ Examples:
     thm.load_theme(app)
 
     Utils.create_socket_dirs()
+    cfg = Config.get()
     if args.socket == None:
         # default
         args.socket = "unix:///tmp/osui.sock"
 
-        cfg = Config.get()
         addr = cfg.getSettings(Config.DEFAULT_SERVER_ADDR)
         if addr != None and addr != "":
             if addr.startswith("unix://"):
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ Examples:
 
     print("Using server address:", args.socket)
 
+    maxmsglencfg = cfg.getSettings(Config.DEFAULT_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
+    if maxmsglencfg == '4MiB':
+        maxmsglen = 4194304
+    elif maxmsglencfg == '8MiB':
+        maxmsglen = 8388608
+    elif maxmsglencfg == '16MiB':
+        maxmsglen = 16777216
+    else:
+        maxmsglen = 4194304
+
+    print("gRPC Max Message Length:", maxmsglencfg)
+    print("                  Bytes:", maxmsglen)
+
     service = UIService(app, on_exit)
     # @doc: https://grpc.github.io/grpc/python/grpc.html#server-object
     server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(),
@@ -128,6 +141,8 @@ Examples:
                              # there's no response.
                              ('grpc.keepalive_timeout_ms', 20000),
                              ('grpc.keepalive_permit_without_calls', True),
+                             ('grpc.max_send_message_length', maxmsglen),
+                             ('grpc.max_receive_message_length', maxmsglen),
                          ))
 
     add_UIServicer_to_server(service, server)
diff --git a/ui/opensnitch/config.py b/ui/opensnitch/config.py
index a05345d9..609d9908 100644
--- a/ui/opensnitch/config.py
+++ b/ui/opensnitch/config.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Config:
     DEFAULT_POPUP_ADVANCED_DSTPORT = "global/default_popup_advanced_dstport"
     DEFAULT_POPUP_ADVANCED_UID = "global/default_popup_advanced_uid"
     DEFAULT_SERVER_ADDR  = "global/server_address"
+    DEFAULT_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH  = "global/server_max_message_length"
     DEFAULT_HIDE_SYSTRAY_WARN  = "global/hide_systray_warning"
     DEFAULT_DB_TYPE_KEY  = "database/type"
     DEFAULT_DB_FILE_KEY  = "database/file"