diff --git a/controller/packageApi.go b/controller/packageApi.go
index 797bc25e..2656bf7c 100644
--- a/controller/packageApi.go
+++ b/controller/packageApi.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func (a *API) PackageApiCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Ensure size limits
-	if len(f.Spec.Source.Literal) > 256*1024 {
+	if len(f.Spec.Source.Literal) > int(fission.ArchiveLiteralSizeLimit) {
 		err := fission.MakeError(fission.ErrorInvalidArgument, "Package literal larger than 256K")
 		a.respondWithError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	if len(f.Spec.Deployment.Literal) > 256*1024 {
+	if len(f.Spec.Deployment.Literal) > int(fission.ArchiveLiteralSizeLimit) {
 		err := fission.MakeError(fission.ErrorInvalidArgument, "Package literal larger than 256K")
 		a.respondWithError(w, err)
 		return