diff --git a/pkg/rancher-desktop/assets/scripts/nginx.conf b/pkg/rancher-desktop/assets/scripts/nginx.conf
index 172fd65bafe..1284d7fd881 100644
--- a/pkg/rancher-desktop/assets/scripts/nginx.conf
+++ b/pkg/rancher-desktop/assets/scripts/nginx.conf
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ http {
         proxy_ssl_verify_depth 2;
 
         location ~ ^/v[12]/(.+)/manifests/([^/]+)$ {
+            # not sure if this is really necessary
+            client_max_body_size 0;
+            # make sure buffering is really turned off even when using chunked transfers
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_request_buffering off;
+
             if ($forbidden) {
                 add_header "Content-type" "application/json" always;
                 # `code` from https://github.com/distribution/distribution/blob/main/registry/api/errcode/register.go
@@ -172,6 +178,12 @@ http {
         }
 
         location / {
+            # not sure if this is really necessary
+            client_max_body_size 0;
+            # make sure buffering is really turned off even when using chunked transfers
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_request_buffering off;
+
             proxy_pass https://$http_host;
         }
     }