diff --git a/www/common/sframe-common-file.js b/www/common/sframe-common-file.js
index a7e69f05a..a2f432810 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-common-file.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-common-file.js
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ define([
 
         var teamId = config.teamId;
 
+        var getFormattedUploadLimit = function (cb) {
+            common.getPinUsage(teamId, (err, data) => {
+                // sensible default?
+                if (err || !data) {
+                    return void cb(void 0, ApiConfig.maxUploadSize);
+                }
+
+                var lesser = ApiConfig.maxUploadSize;
+                var greater = ApiConfig.premiumUploadSize || lesser;
+                if (data.plan) { return void cb(void 0, Util.bytesToMegabytes(greater)); }
+
+                cb(void 0, Util.bytesToMegabytes(lesser));
+            });
+        };
+
         var queue = File.queue = {
             queue: [],
             inProgress: false
@@ -127,20 +142,20 @@ define([
             var $pb = $row.find('.cp-fileupload-table-progressbar');
             var $link = $row.find('.cp-fileupload-table-link');
 
-            var privateData = common.getMetadataMgr().getPrivateData();
-            var l = privateData.plan ? ApiConfig.premiumUploadSize : false;
-            l = l || ApiConfig.maxUploadSize || "?";
-            var maxSizeStr = Util.bytesToMegabytes(l);
+            var limit = ApiConfig.premiumUploadSize || ApiConfig.maxUploadSize;
+
             var estimate = FileCrypto.computeEncryptedSize((blob && blob.byteLength) || 0, metadata);
-            if (blob && blob.byteLength && typeof(estimate) === 'number' && typeof(l) === "number" && estimate > l) {
+            if (blob && blob.byteLength && typeof(estimate) === 'number' && typeof(limit) === "number" && estimate > limit) {
                 $pv.text(Messages.error);
                 queue.inProgress = false;
                 queue.next();
                 if (config.onError) { config.onError("TOO_LARGE"); }
-                return void UI.alert(Messages._getKey('upload_tooLargeBrief', [maxSizeStr]));
+                // If the file is too large then we need to know what the relevant limit is
+                return void getFormattedUploadLimit((err, maxSizeStr) => {
+                    UI.alert(Messages._getKey('upload_tooLargeBrief', [maxSizeStr]));
+                });
             }
 
-
             /**
              * Update progress in the download panel, for uploading a file
              * @param {number} progressValue Progression of download, between 0 and 100
@@ -176,8 +191,6 @@ define([
             });
 
             onError = function (e) {
-                // TODO if we included the max upload sizes in /api/config
-                // then we could check if a file is too large without going to the server...
                 queue.inProgress = false;
                 queue.next();
 
@@ -185,7 +198,9 @@ define([
 
                 if (e === 'TOO_LARGE') {
                     $pv.text(Messages.error);
-                    return void UI.alert(Messages._getKey('upload_tooLargeBrief', [maxSizeStr]));
+                    return void getFormattedUploadLimit((err, maxSizeStr) => {
+                        UI.alert(Messages._getKey('upload_tooLargeBrief', [maxSizeStr]));
+                    });
                 }
                 if (e === 'NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE') {
                     $pv.text(Messages.upload_notEnoughSpaceBrief);