diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec7c0e1a..f623a294 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ system:
   googlevisibility: false # 'true' to allow Google visibility, 'false' to disallow
   rootPath: / # Set the application's root URI (e.g. pdf-app for  http://localhost/pdf-app)
   customstaticFilePath: '/customFiles/static/' # Directory path for custom static files
-  maxFileSize: 2000 # Set the maximum file size in MB
 
 ui:
   homeName:  # Application's visible name
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
index 4c3dcebb..c26999d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/SPdfApplication.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class SPdfApplication {
     	SpringApplication app = new SpringApplication(SPdfApplication.class);
     	app.addInitializers(new ConfigInitializer());
     	if (Files.exists(Paths.get("configs/settings.yml"))) {
-            app.setDefaultProperties(Collections.singletonMap("spring.config.location", "file:configs/settings.yml"));
+            app.setDefaultProperties(Collections.singletonMap("spring.config.additional-location", "file:configs/settings.yml"));
         } else {
             System.out.println("External configuration file 'configs/settings.yml' does not exist. Using default configuration and environment configuration instead.");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index ebf97ec2..f5643af8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-spring.http.multipart.max-file-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
-spring.http.multipart.max-request-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
-
 multipart.enabled=true
-multipart.max-file-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
-multipart.max-request-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
 
-spring.servlet.multipart.max-file-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
-spring.servlet.multipart.max-request-size=${MAX_FILE_SIZE:2000MB}
 
 server.forward-headers-strategy=NATIVE
 
@@ -20,6 +13,8 @@ server.error.include-message=always
 #logging.level.org.springframework=DEBUG
 #logging.level.org.springframework.security=DEBUG
 
+spring.servlet.multipart.max-file-size=2000MB
+spring.servlet.multipart.max-request-size=2000MB
 
 server.servlet.session.tracking-modes=cookie
 server.servlet.context-path=${SYSTEM_ROOTURIPATH:/}
@@ -36,7 +31,6 @@ spring.resources.static-locations=file:customFiles/static/
 #spring.thymeleaf.prefix=file:/customFiles/templates/,classpath:/templates/
 #spring.thymeleaf.cache=false
 
-
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:file:./configs/stirling-pdf-DB;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.h2.Driver
 spring.datasource.username=sa
diff --git a/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template b/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
index 5d9d6118..cecad0dd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
+++ b/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ system:
   googlevisibility: false # 'true' to allow Google visibility, 'false' to disallow
   rootURIPath: / # Set the application's root URI (e.g. /pdf-app)
   customStaticFilePath: '/customFiles/static/' # Directory path for custom static files
-  maxFileSize: 2000 # Set the maximum file size in MB
-  connectionTimeoutMinutes: 5m
-  connectionTimeoutMilliSeconds: 300000
-  
+
 #ui:
 #  appName: exampleAppName # Application's visible name
 #  homeDescription: I am a description # Short description or tagline shown on homepage.