diff --git a/docker-compose-dev.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
index 5936f3dcdab..519e5f3da76 100644
--- a/docker-compose-dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-dev.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ services:
     restart: on-failure
     ports:
       - "8983:8983"
+    environment:
+      - SOLR_OPTS=-Dsolr.jetty.request.header.size=102400
     networks:
       - dataverse
     command:
diff --git a/docker/compose/demo/compose.yml b/docker/compose/demo/compose.yml
index 5f3ce59055c..779cf37a931 100644
--- a/docker/compose/demo/compose.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/demo/compose.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ services:
     restart: on-failure
     ports:
       - "8983:8983"
+    environment:
+      - SOLR_OPTS=-Dsolr.jetty.request.header.size=102400
     networks:
       - dataverse
     command: