diff --git a/docker/configs/nginx-proxy.conf b/docker/configs/nginx-proxy.conf
index 3068cc71d73..5a9ae31ad0f 100644
--- a/docker/configs/nginx-proxy.conf
+++ b/docker/configs/nginx-proxy.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ server {
 
     proxy_read_timeout 1d;
     proxy_send_timeout 1d;
+    client_max_body_size 0;  # disable checking
     
     root /var/www/html;
     index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
diff --git a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
index 542836a857a..ea9c6348cad 100644
--- a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
@@ -476,6 +476,12 @@ def post(self, request):
                         doc_rev=rfc.rev,  # expect None, but match whatever it is
                         mtime=mtime,
                     )
-                shutil.move(ftm, self._fs_destination(ftm))
+                destination = self._fs_destination(ftm)
+                if (
+                    settings.SERVER_MODE != "production"
+                    and not destination.parent.exists()
+                ):
+                    destination.parent.mkdir()
+                shutil.move(ftm, destination)
 
         return Response(NotificationAckSerializer().data)