diff --git a/common/settings.py b/common/settings.py
index 0ddaa81..914fd89 100644
--- a/common/settings.py
+++ b/common/settings.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'candidats',
 )
 
+# Institution admin may have multiple contacts with many fields
+DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_NUMBER_FIELDS = 3000
+
 FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS = ["django.core.files.uploadhandler.TemporaryFileUploadHandler"]
 
 STORAGES = {