diff --git a/actions/avatarsettings.php b/actions/avatarsettings.php
index 0f8122c075..5c702ecc0a 100644
--- a/actions/avatarsettings.php
+++ b/actions/avatarsettings.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class AvatarsettingsAction extends AccountSettingsAction
 
     function getInstructions()
     {
-        return _('You can upload your personal avatar. The maximum file size is '.ImageFile::maxFileSize().'.');
+        return sprintf(_('You can upload your personal avatar. The maximum file size is %s.'), ImageFile::maxFileSize());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class AvatarsettingsAction extends AccountSettingsAction
         $this->element('input', array('name' => 'MAX_FILE_SIZE',
                                       'type' => 'hidden',
                                       'id' => 'MAX_FILE_SIZE',
-                                      'value' => ImageFile::maxFileSize(true)));
+                                      'value' => ImageFile::maxFileSizeInt()));
         $this->elementEnd('li');
         $this->elementEnd('ul');
 
diff --git a/actions/grouplogo.php b/actions/grouplogo.php
index 473303373f..7cf198dc73 100644
--- a/actions/grouplogo.php
+++ b/actions/grouplogo.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class GrouplogoAction extends Action
 
     function getInstructions()
     {
-        return _('You can upload a logo image for your group. The maximum file size is '.ImageFile::maxFileSize().'.');
+        return sprintf(_('You can upload a logo image for your group. The maximum file size is %s.'), ImageFile::maxFileSize());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class GrouplogoAction extends Action
         $this->element('input', array('name' => 'MAX_FILE_SIZE',
                                       'type' => 'hidden',
                                       'id' => 'MAX_FILE_SIZE',
-                                      'value' => ImageFile::maxFileSize(true)));
+                                      'value' => ImageFile::maxFileSizeInt()));
         $this->elementEnd('li');
         $this->elementEnd('ul');
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class GrouplogoAction extends Action
             $this->serverError(_('Lost our file data.'));
             return;
         }
-        
+
         // If image is not being cropped assume pos & dimentions of original
         $dest_x = $this->arg('avatar_crop_x') ? $this->arg('avatar_crop_x'):0;
         $dest_y = $this->arg('avatar_crop_y') ? $this->arg('avatar_crop_y'):0;
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class GrouplogoAction extends Action
         $dest_h = $this->arg('avatar_crop_h') ? $this->arg('avatar_crop_h'):$filedata['height'];
         $size = min($dest_w, $dest_h);
         $size = ($size > MAX_ORIGINAL) ? MAX_ORIGINAL:$size;
-        
+
         $imagefile = new ImageFile($this->group->id, $filedata['filepath']);
         $filename = $imagefile->resize($size, $dest_x, $dest_y, $dest_w, $dest_h);
 
diff --git a/lib/imagefile.php b/lib/imagefile.php
index 74c3d14f03..fa0581dd05 100644
--- a/lib/imagefile.php
+++ b/lib/imagefile.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ImageFile
     {
         $this->id = $id;
         $this->filepath = $filepath;
-        
+
         $info = @getimagesize($this->filepath);
         $this->type = ($info) ? $info[2]:$type;
         $this->width = ($info) ? $info[0]:$width;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ImageFile
             break;
         case UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE:
         case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
-            throw new Exception(_('That file is too big. The maximum file size is '.$this->maxFileSize().'.'));
+            throw new Exception(sprintf(_('That file is too big. The maximum file size is %d.'), $this->maxFileSize()));
             return;
         case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
             @unlink($_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@ class ImageFile
             throw new Exception(_('System error uploading file.'));
             return;
         }
-        
+
         $info = @getimagesize($_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);
-        
+
         if (!$info) {
             @unlink($_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);
             throw new Exception(_('Not an image or corrupt file.'));
             return;
         }
-        
+
         if ($info[2] !== IMAGETYPE_GIF &&
             $info[2] !== IMAGETYPE_JPEG &&
             $info[2] !== IMAGETYPE_PNG) {
-        
+
             @unlink($_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);
             throw new Exception(_('Unsupported image file format.'));
             return;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ImageFile
 
         return new ImageFile(null, $_FILES[$param]['tmp_name']);
     }
-    
+
     function resize($size, $x = 0, $y = 0, $w = null, $h = null)
     {
         $w = ($w === null) ? $this->width:$w;
@@ -129,25 +129,25 @@ class ImageFile
         }
 
         $image_dest = imagecreatetruecolor($size, $size);
-        
+
         if ($this->type == IMAGETYPE_GIF || $this->type == IMAGETYPE_PNG) {
 
             $transparent_idx = imagecolortransparent($image_src);
-            
+
             if ($transparent_idx >= 0) {
-                
+
                 $transparent_color = imagecolorsforindex($image_src, $transparent_idx);
                 $transparent_idx = imagecolorallocate($image_dest, $transparent_color['red'], $transparent_color['green'], $transparent_color['blue']);
                 imagefill($image_dest, 0, 0, $transparent_idx);
                 imagecolortransparent($image_dest, $transparent_idx);
-                
+
             } elseif ($this->type == IMAGETYPE_PNG) {
-                
+
                 imagealphablending($image_dest, false);
                 $transparent = imagecolorallocatealpha($image_dest, 0, 0, 0, 127);
                 imagefill($image_dest, 0, 0, $transparent);
                 imagesavealpha($image_dest, true);
-                
+
             }
         }
 
@@ -182,23 +182,32 @@ class ImageFile
     {
         @unlink($this->filename);
     }
-    
-    static function maxFileSize($return_bytes = false)
+
+    static function maxFileSize()
     {
-        $limit = min(ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('post_max_size')), ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('upload_max_filesize')), ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('memory_limit')));
-        
-        if ($return_bytes) {
-            return $limit;
+        $value = ImageFile::maxFileSizeInt();
+
+        if ($value > 1024 * 1024) {
+            return ($value/(1024*1024)).'Mb';
+        } else if ($value > 1024) {
+            return ($value/(1024)).'kB';
+        } else {
+            return $value;
         }
-        
-        return ($limit/(1024*1024)).'MB';
     }
-    
+
+    static function maxFileSizeInt()
+    {
+        return min(ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('post_max_size')),
+                   ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('upload_max_filesize')),
+                   ImageFile::strToInt(ini_get('memory_limit')));
+    }
+
     static function strToInt($str)
     {
         $unit = substr($str, -1);
         $num = substr($str, 0, -1);
-        
+
         switch(strtoupper($unit)){
             case 'G':
                 $num *= 1024;
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ class ImageFile
             case 'K':
                 $num *= 1024;
         }
-        
+
         return $num;
     }
 }
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