diff --git a/fteqtv/forward.c b/fteqtv/forward.c
index 044661ad0..7454de1ce 100644
--- a/fteqtv/forward.c
+++ b/fteqtv/forward.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void CheckMVDConsistancy(unsigned char *buffer, int pos, int size)
 			pos+=4;
 		length = (IN(pos+0)<<0) + (IN(pos+1)<<8) + (IN(pos+2)<<16) + (IN(pos+3)<<24);
 		pos+=4;
-		if (length > 1450)
+		if (length > MAX_MSGLEN)
 			printf("too big (%i)\n", length);
 		pos += length;
 	}
diff --git a/fteqtv/protocol.h b/fteqtv/protocol.h
index 56bffab8e..a6ce9a7cd 100644
--- a/fteqtv/protocol.h
+++ b/fteqtv/protocol.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 //limits
 #define NQ_PACKETS_PER_SECOND 20
 #define MAX_NQMSGLEN 8000
-#define MAX_MSGLEN 1400
+#define MAX_MSGLEN 1450
 #define MAX_NQDATAGRAM 1024
 #define MAX_BACKBUF_SIZE 1000	//this is smaller so we don't loose entities when lagging
 
diff --git a/fteqtv/qw.c b/fteqtv/qw.c
index 6de6ff650..e732ed78a 100644
--- a/fteqtv/qw.c
+++ b/fteqtv/qw.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ void NewQWClient(cluster_t *cluster, netadr_t *addr, char *connectmessage)
 	memset(viewer, 0, sizeof(viewer_t));
 
 	Netchan_Setup (cluster->qwdsocket, &viewer->netchan, *addr, atoi(qport), false);
-	viewer->netchan.message.maxsize = 1400;
+	viewer->netchan.message.maxsize = 1450;
 
 	viewer->next = cluster->viewers;
 	cluster->viewers = viewer;