diff --git a/android/android.js b/android/android.js
index 0cbdefe5..8e194c9e 100644
--- a/android/android.js
+++ b/android/android.js
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ function body(main) {
     state.capabilities = {
       account: true
     }; //TODO
-    state.archive = new Archive([], DEFAULTS.EXPIRE_SECONDS);
+    state.archive = new Archive(
+      [],
+      DEFAULTS.EXPIRE_SECONDS,
+      DEFAULTS.DOWNLOADS
+    );
     state.storage = storage;
     state.user = new User(storage, LIMITS);
     state.sentry = Sentry;
diff --git a/app/archive.js b/app/archive.js
index 45517754..340164e8 100644
--- a/app/archive.js
+++ b/app/archive.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ function isDupe(newFile, array) {
 }
 
 export default class Archive {
-  constructor(files = [], defaultTimeLimit = 86400) {
+  constructor(files = [], defaultTimeLimit = 86400, defaultDownloadLimit = 1) {
     this.files = Array.from(files);
     this.defaultTimeLimit = defaultTimeLimit;
     this.timeLimit = defaultTimeLimit;
-    this.dlimit = 1;
+    this.dlimit = defaultDownloadLimit;
     this.password = null;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index 469dfccb..c6a89dce 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     DEFAULTS,
     WEB_UI,
     PREFS,
-    archive: new Archive([], DEFAULTS.EXPIRE_SECONDS),
+    archive: new Archive([], DEFAULTS.EXPIRE_SECONDS, DEFAULTS.DOWNLOADS),
     capabilities,
     translate,
     storage,
diff --git a/docs/docker.md b/docs/docker.md
index ebc02d82..b24d6e09 100644
--- a/docs/docker.md
+++ b/docs/docker.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Config options expecting array values (e.g. `EXPIRE_TIMES_SECONDS`, `DOWNLOAD_CO
 | Name     | Description |
 |------------------|-------------|
 | `BASE_URL`       | The HTTPS URL where traffic will be served (e.g. `https://send.firefox.com`)
-| `DETECT_BASE_URL` | Autodetect the base URL using browser if `BASE_URL` is unset (defaults to `false`) 
+| `DETECT_BASE_URL` | Autodetect the base URL using browser if `BASE_URL` is unset (defaults to `false`)
 | `PORT`           | Port the server will listen on (defaults to `1443`)
 | `NODE_ENV`       | Run in `development` mode (unsafe) or `production` mode (the default)
 | `SEND_FOOTER_DMCA_URL` | A URL to a contact page for DMCA requests (empty / not shown by default)
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Configure the limits for uploads and downloads. Long expiration times are risky
 | `MAX_DOWNLOADS` | Maximum number of downloads (defaults to `100`)
 | `DOWNLOAD_COUNTS` | Download limit options to show in UI dropdown, e.g. `10,1,2,5,10,15,25,50,100,1000`
 | `EXPIRE_TIMES_SECONDS` | Expire time options to show in UI dropdown, e.g. `3600,86400,604800,2592000,31536000`
+| `DEFAULT_DOWNLOADS` | Default download limit in UI (defaults to `1`)
+| `DEFAULT_EXPIRE_SECONDS` | Default expire time in UI (defaults to `86400`)
 
 *Note: more options can be found here: https://github.com/timvisee/send/blob/master/server/config.js*
 
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ $ docker run -p 1443:1443 \
   registry.gitlab.com/timvisee/send:latest
 ```
 
-*Note: make sure to replace the example values above with your real values before running.* 
+*Note: make sure to replace the example values above with your real values before running.*
 
 
 **Run totally self-hosted using the current filesystem directry (`$PWD`) to store the Redis data and file uploads, with a `5GB` upload limit, 1 month expiry, and contact URL set.**
diff --git a/server/clientConstants.js b/server/clientConstants.js
index 74bf48a5..063f4d58 100644
--- a/server/clientConstants.js
+++ b/server/clientConstants.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
     FOOTER_SOURCE_URL: config.footer_source_url
   },
   DEFAULTS: {
+    DOWNLOADS: config.default_downloads,
     DOWNLOAD_COUNTS: config.download_counts,
     EXPIRE_TIMES_SECONDS: config.expire_times_seconds,
     EXPIRE_SECONDS: config.default_expire_seconds
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
index f95c0619..9d16d46b 100644
--- a/server/config.js
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ const conf = convict({
     default: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 50, 100],
     env: 'DOWNLOAD_COUNTS'
   },
+  default_downloads: {
+    format: Number,
+    default: 1,
+    env: 'DEFAULT_DOWNLOADS'
+  },
   max_downloads: {
     format: Number,
     default: 100,
diff --git a/server/routes/ws.js b/server/routes/ws.js
index 30be0248..17e257fd 100644
--- a/server/routes/ws.js
+++ b/server/routes/ws.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function(ws, req) {
 
       const fileInfo = JSON.parse(message);
       const timeLimit = fileInfo.timeLimit || config.default_expire_seconds;
-      const dlimit = fileInfo.dlimit || 1;
+      const dlimit = fileInfo.dlimit || config.default_downloads;
       const metadata = fileInfo.fileMetadata;
       const auth = fileInfo.authorization;
       const user = await fxa.verify(fileInfo.bearer);