diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/TorExitNodeConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/TorExitNodeConfiguration.java
index 75523b385..1314e45da 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/TorExitNodeConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/TorExitNodeConfiguration.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public class TorExitNodeConfiguration {
   @NotBlank
   private String objectKey;
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  private long maxSize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
   @JsonProperty
   private Duration refreshInterval = Duration.ofMinutes(5);
 
@@ -45,6 +48,15 @@ public class TorExitNodeConfiguration {
     return objectKey;
   }
 
+  public long getMaxSize() {
+    return maxSize;
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public void setMaxSize(final long maxSize) {
+    this.maxSize = maxSize;
+  }
+
   public Duration getRefreshInterval() {
     return refreshInterval;
   }
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitor.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitor.java
index dcf1e77f9..1afb5f87a 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitor.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
 
   private final String s3Bucket;
   private final String objectKey;
+  private final long maxObjectSize;
 
   private final ScheduledExecutorService refreshExecutorService;
   private final Duration refreshInterval;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
       final String s3Region,
       final String s3Bucket,
       final String objectKey,
+      final long maxObjectSize,
       final ScheduledExecutorService refreshExecutorService,
       final Duration refreshInterval,
       final Consumer<S3Object> changeListener) {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
             .build(),
         s3Bucket,
         objectKey,
+        maxObjectSize,
         refreshExecutorService,
         refreshInterval,
         changeListener);
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
       final AmazonS3 s3Client,
       final String s3Bucket,
       final String objectKey,
+      final long maxObjectSize,
       final ScheduledExecutorService refreshExecutorService,
       final Duration refreshInterval,
       final Consumer<S3Object> changeListener) {
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
     this.s3Client = s3Client;
     this.s3Bucket = s3Bucket;
     this.objectKey = objectKey;
+    this.maxObjectSize = maxObjectSize;
 
     this.refreshExecutorService = refreshExecutorService;
     this.refreshInterval = refreshInterval;
@@ -111,7 +116,17 @@ public class S3ObjectMonitor implements Managed {
       final String refreshedETag = objectMetadata.getETag();
 
       if (!StringUtils.equals(initialETag, refreshedETag) && lastETag.compareAndSet(initialETag, refreshedETag)) {
-        changeListener.accept(s3Client.getObject(s3Bucket, objectKey));
+        final S3Object s3Object = s3Client.getObject(s3Bucket, objectKey);
+
+        log.info("Object at s3://{}/{} has changed; new eTag is {} and object size is {} bytes",
+            s3Bucket, objectKey, s3Object.getObjectMetadata().getETag(), s3Object.getObjectMetadata().getContentLength());
+
+        if (s3Object.getObjectMetadata().getContentLength() <= maxObjectSize) {
+          changeListener.accept(s3Object);
+        } else {
+          log.warn("Object at s3://{}/{} has a size of {} bytes, which exceeds the maximum allowed size of {} bytes",
+              s3Bucket, objectKey, s3Object.getObjectMetadata().getContentLength(), maxObjectSize);
+        }
       }
     } catch (final Exception e) {
       log.warn("Failed to refresh monitored object", e);
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/TorExitNodeManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/TorExitNodeManager.java
index e649164d6..d14d0dfbb 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/TorExitNodeManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/TorExitNodeManager.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class TorExitNodeManager implements Managed {
         configuration.getS3Region(),
         configuration.getS3Bucket(),
         configuration.getObjectKey(),
+        configuration.getMaxSize(),
         scheduledExecutorService,
         configuration.getRefreshInterval(),
         this::handleExitListChanged);
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitorTest.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitorTest.java
index 60d642c4f..54e1cde00 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitorTest.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/util/S3ObjectMonitorTest.java
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ class S3ObjectMonitorTest {
     final S3ObjectMonitor objectMonitor = new S3ObjectMonitor(
         s3Client,
         bucket,
-        objectKey, mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class),
+        objectKey,
+        16 * 1024 * 1024,
+        mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class),
         Duration.ofMinutes(1),
         listener);
 
@@ -46,4 +49,37 @@ class S3ObjectMonitorTest {
 
     verify(listener).accept(s3Object);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void refreshOversizedObject() {
+    final AmazonS3 s3Client = mock(AmazonS3.class);
+    final ObjectMetadata metadata = mock(ObjectMetadata.class);
+    final S3Object s3Object = mock(S3Object.class);
+
+    final String bucket = "s3bucket";
+    final String objectKey = "greatest-smooth-jazz-hits-of-all-time.zip";
+    final long maxObjectSize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+    //noinspection unchecked
+    final Consumer<S3Object> listener = mock(Consumer.class);
+
+    final S3ObjectMonitor objectMonitor = new S3ObjectMonitor(
+        s3Client,
+        bucket,
+        objectKey,
+        maxObjectSize,
+        mock(ScheduledExecutorService.class),
+        Duration.ofMinutes(1),
+        listener);
+
+    when(metadata.getETag()).thenReturn(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+    when(metadata.getContentLength()).thenReturn(maxObjectSize + 1);
+    when(s3Object.getObjectMetadata()).thenReturn(metadata);
+    when(s3Client.getObjectMetadata(bucket, objectKey)).thenReturn(metadata);
+    when(s3Client.getObject(bucket, objectKey)).thenReturn(s3Object);
+
+    objectMonitor.refresh();
+
+    verify(listener, never()).accept(any());
+  }
 }