diff --git a/www/pad/inner.js b/www/pad/inner.js
index 8a5aec608..5a4d2be77 100644
--- a/www/pad/inner.js
+++ b/www/pad/inner.js
@@ -1444,10 +1444,6 @@ define([
                     editor.addCommand(tag, new CKEDITOR.styleCommand(new CKEDITOR.style({ element: tag })));
                     editor.setKeystroke( CKEDITOR.CTRL + CKEDITOR.ALT + styleKeys[tag], tag);
                 });
-
-                var privateData = framework._.cpNfInner.metadataMgr.getPrivateData(); // XXX race condition. framework isn't defined when this is called
-                var openLinkSetting = Util.find(privateData, ['settings', 'pad', 'openLink']);
-                Links.init(Ckeditor, editor, openLinkSetting);
             }).nThen(function() {
                 // Move ckeditor parts to have a structure like the other apps
                 var $contentContainer = $('#cke_1_contents');
@@ -1491,6 +1487,9 @@ define([
             }).nThen(waitFor());
 
         }).nThen(function(waitFor) {
+            var privateData = framework._.cpNfInner.metadataMgr.getPrivateData();
+            var openLinkSetting = Util.find(privateData, ['settings', 'pad', 'openLink']);
+            Links.init(Ckeditor, editor, openLinkSetting);
             require(['/pad/csp.js'], waitFor());
         }).nThen(function( /*waitFor*/ ) {
 
diff --git a/www/whiteboard/inner.js b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
index ac32f5dbd..13a0fa82f 100644
--- a/www/whiteboard/inner.js
+++ b/www/whiteboard/inner.js
@@ -373,8 +373,9 @@ define([
                 APP.FM.handleFile(blob);
             });
         };
-        var MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = 1 * 1024 * 1024; // 1 MB
-        var maxSizeStr = Util.bytesToMegabytes(MAX_IMAGE_SIZE);
+        var ONE_MB = 1 * 1024 * 1024; // 1 MB
+        var MAX_IMAGE_SIZE = Math.ceil(ONE_MB / 3) * 4 + 23; // 23 is the length of "data:image/jpeg;base64,"
+        var maxSizeStr = Util.bytesToMegabytes(ONE_MB);
         var addImageToCanvas = function (img) {
             if (img.src && img.src.length > MAX_IMAGE_SIZE) {
                 UI.warn(Messages._getKey('upload_tooLargeBrief', [maxSizeStr]));