diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/BudgetLimitController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/BudgetLimitController.php
index 200d7d77b0..bdcd6a6b11 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/BudgetLimitController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/BudgetLimitController.php
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ class BudgetLimitController extends Controller
             // return empty=ish array:
             return response()->json([]);
         }
-        if ((int) $amount > 16777216) {
-            $amount = '16777216';
+        if ((int) $amount > 268435456) {
+            $amount = '268435456';
         }
 
         if (null !== $limit) {
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class BudgetLimitController extends Controller
             ];
             return response()->json($array);
         }
-        if ((int) $amount > 16777216) { // 16 million
-            $amount = '16777216';
+        if ((int) $amount > 268435456) { // 268 million
+            $amount = '268435456';
         }
 
         $limit = $this->blRepository->update($budgetLimit, ['amount' => $amount]);
diff --git a/app/Validation/AutoBudget/ValidatesAutoBudgetRequest.php b/app/Validation/AutoBudget/ValidatesAutoBudgetRequest.php
index 03d6750604..eb3eeca742 100644
--- a/app/Validation/AutoBudget/ValidatesAutoBudgetRequest.php
+++ b/app/Validation/AutoBudget/ValidatesAutoBudgetRequest.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ trait ValidatesAutoBudgetRequest
             $validator->errors()->add('auto_budget_amount', (string) trans('validation.require_currency_info'));
         }
         // too big amount
-        if((int)$amount > 16777216) {
+        if((int)$amount > 268435456) {
             $validator->errors()->add('auto_budget_amount', (string) trans('validation.amount_required_for_auto_budget'));
             return;
         }