diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml b/mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml
index cfdd6a34..614b1c9e 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ bridge:
     inline_images: false
     # Maximum size of image in megabytes before sending to Telegram as a document.
     image_as_file_size: 10
-    # Maximum number of pixels in an image before sending to Telegram as a document. Defaults to 1280x1280 = 1638400.
-    image_as_file_pixels: 1638400
+    # Maximum number of pixels in an image before sending to Telegram as a document. Defaults to 4096x4096 = 16777216.
+    image_as_file_pixels: 16777216
     # Enable experimental parallel file transfer, which makes uploads/downloads much faster by
     # streaming from/to Matrix and using many connections for Telegram.
     # Note that generating HQ thumbnails for videos is not possible with streamed transfers.