diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class FilesController(BaseController):
                                    'repository.admin')
     def __before__(self):
         super(FilesController, self).__before__()
+        c.cut_off_limit = self.cut_off_limit
 
     def index(self, repo_name, revision, f_path):
         hg_model = ScmModel()
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_annotate.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 					<div class="commit">"${c.file.message}"</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="code-body">
-					% if c.file.size < c.file_size_limit:
+					% if c.file.size < c.cut_off_limit:
 						${h.pygmentize_annotation(c.file,linenos=True,anchorlinenos=True,lineanchors='S',cssclass="code-highlight")}
 					%else:
 						${_('File is to big to display')} ${h.link_to(_('show as raw'),
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_source.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		<div class="commit">"${c.files_list.last_changeset.message}"</div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="code-body">
-		% if c.files_list.size < c.file_size_limit:
+		% if c.files_list.size < c.cut_off_limit:
 			${h.pygmentize(c.files_list,linenos=True,anchorlinenos=True,lineanchors='S',cssclass="code-highlight")}
 		%else:
 			${_('File is to big to display')} ${h.link_to(_('show as raw'),