diff --git a/tough/src/lib.rs b/tough/src/lib.rs
index d752e7d7..dcf454a7 100644
--- a/tough/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tough/src/lib.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ impl Repository {
             transport.as_ref(),
             &root,
             &timestamp,
-            limits.max_timestamp_size,
+            limits.max_snapshot_size,
             &datastore,
             &metadata_base_url,
             expiration_enforcement,