diff --git a/internal/pkg/beskar/plugin.go b/internal/pkg/beskar/plugin.go
index d26bd10..bf449b3 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/beskar/plugin.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/beskar/plugin.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/memberlist"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.ciq.dev/beskar/internal/pkg/config"
 	"go.ciq.dev/beskar/internal/pkg/gossip"
 	"go.ciq.dev/beskar/internal/pkg/router"
 	eventv1 "go.ciq.dev/beskar/pkg/api/event/v1"
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (pm *pluginManager) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	pl.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
 
-func (pm *pluginManager) register(node *memberlist.Node, meta *gossip.BeskarMeta) error {
+func (pm *pluginManager) register(node *memberlist.Node, meta *gossip.BeskarMeta, beskarConfig *config.BeskarConfig) error {
 	hostport := net.JoinHostPort(node.Addr.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(meta.ServicePort)))
 	info, err := pm.getPluginInfo(hostport)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (pm *pluginManager) register(node *memberlist.Node, meta *gossip.BeskarMeta
 			logger:       pm.logger,
 		}
 
-		if err := pl.initRouter(info); err != nil {
+		if err := pl.initRouter(info, beskarConfig.Router.BodyLimit); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func (pm *pluginManager) register(node *memberlist.Node, meta *gossip.BeskarMeta
 		pl.version = info.Version
 		pl.mediaTypes = mediaTypes
 
-		if err := pl.initRouter(info); err != nil {
+		if err := pl.initRouter(info, beskarConfig.Router.BodyLimit); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ func (p *plugin) sendEvent(ctx context.Context, event *eventv1.EventPayload, nod
 	}, backoff.WithContext(eb, ctx))
 }
 
-func (p *plugin) initRouter(info *pluginv1.Info) error {
+func (p *plugin) initRouter(info *pluginv1.Info, bodyLimit int64) error {
 	var routerOptions []router.RegoRouterOption
 
 	if info.Router == nil {
@@ -352,6 +353,9 @@ func (p *plugin) initRouter(info *pluginv1.Info) error {
 	if len(info.Router.Data) > 0 {
 		routerOptions = append(routerOptions, router.WithData(bytes.NewReader(info.Router.Data)))
 	}
+	if bodyLimit > 0 {
+		routerOptions = append(routerOptions, router.WithBodyLimit(bodyLimit))
+	}
 	rr, err := router.New(info.Name, string(info.Router.Rego), routerOptions...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/pkg/beskar/registry.go b/internal/pkg/beskar/registry.go
index 44e7b5a..2e81017 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/beskar/registry.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/beskar/registry.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (br *Registry) startGossipWatcher() {
 						br.logger.Debugf("Added groupcache peer %s", peer)
 					case gossip.PluginInstance:
 						br.logger.Infof("Register plugin")
-						if err := br.pluginManager.register(node, meta); err != nil {
+						if err := br.pluginManager.register(node, meta, br.beskarConfig); err != nil {
 							br.logger.Errorf("plugin register error: %s", err)
 						}
 					}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (br *Registry) startGossipWatcher() {
 						br.logger.Debugf("Added groupcache peer %s", peer)
 					case gossip.PluginInstance:
 						br.logger.Infof("Register plugin")
-						if err := br.pluginManager.register(node, meta); err != nil {
+						if err := br.pluginManager.register(node, meta, br.beskarConfig); err != nil {
 							br.logger.Errorf("plugin register error: %s", err)
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/beskar.go b/internal/pkg/config/beskar.go
index 6575fef..f184d4c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/beskar.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/beskar.go
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ type Cache struct {
 	Size uint32 `yaml:"size"`
 }
 
+type Router struct {
+	BodyLimit int64 `yaml:"bodylimit"`
+}
+
 type BeskarConfig struct {
 	Version   string                       `yaml:"version"`
 	Profiling bool                         `yaml:"profiling"`
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ type BeskarConfig struct {
 	Cache     Cache                        `yaml:"cache"`
 	Gossip    gossip.Config                `yaml:"gossip"`
 	Registry  *configuration.Configuration `yaml:"registry"`
+	Router    Router                       `yaml:"router"`
 }
 
 type BeskarConfigV1 BeskarConfig
diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/default/beskar.yaml b/internal/pkg/config/default/beskar.yaml
index 482d0c3..224cb7c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/default/beskar.yaml
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/default/beskar.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ gossip:
   key: XD1IOhcp0HWFgZJ/HAaARqMKJwfMWtz284Yj7wxmerA=
   peers: []
 
+router:
+  bodyLimit: 8192
+
 # hostname returned to plugins to access registry service,
 # automatically set when deployed on kubernetes
 hostname: localhost
diff --git a/internal/pkg/router/builtin.go b/internal/pkg/router/builtin.go
index 8e1e29d..93d4027 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/router/builtin.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/router/builtin.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/distribution/distribution/v3"
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ type funcContext struct {
 	req        *http.Request
 	registry   distribution.Namespace
 	builtinErr error
+	bodyLimit  int64
 }
 
 var ociBlobDigestBuiltin = rego.Function3(
@@ -129,22 +129,6 @@ var ociBlobDigestBuiltin = rego.Function3(
 	},
 )
 
-type bodyCloser struct {
-	io.Reader
-	closeFn func() error
-}
-
-func (bc bodyCloser) Close() error {
-	return bc.closeFn()
-}
-
-var bufferPool = sync.Pool{
-	New: func() interface{} {
-		buffer := make([]byte, 8192)
-		return &buffer
-	},
-}
-
 var requestBodyBuiltin = rego.FunctionDyn(
 	&rego.Function{
 		Name:             "request.body",
@@ -165,38 +149,33 @@ var requestBodyBuiltin = rego.FunctionDyn(
 			}
 		}()
 
-		if funcContext.req.Body != nil && funcContext.req.Body != http.NoBody {
-			buf := bufferPool.Get().(*[]byte)
-
-			n, err := io.ReadAtLeast(funcContext.req.Body, *buf, 1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty body request")
-			}
-
-			bodyReader := bytes.NewReader((*buf)[:n])
-
-			v, err := ast.ValueFromReader(bodyReader)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+		if funcContext.req.Body == nil || funcContext.req.Body == http.NoBody {
+			v, err := ast.InterfaceToValue(nil)
+			return ast.NewTerm(v), err
+		}
 
-			_, _ = bodyReader.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-			originalBody := funcContext.req.Body
+		// plugin API are receiving small JSON objects, so we limit it to 8KB by default
+		// configurable via beskar router configuration.
+		_, err := buf.ReadFrom(io.LimitReader(funcContext.req.Body, funcContext.bodyLimit))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else if err := funcContext.req.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
-			funcContext.req.Body = &bodyCloser{
-				Reader: bodyReader,
-				closeFn: func() error {
-					defer bufferPool.Put(buf)
-					return originalBody.Close()
-				},
-			}
+		bodyReader := bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes())
 
-			return ast.NewTerm(v), nil
+		v, err := ast.ValueFromReader(bodyReader)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		} else if _, err = bodyReader.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		v, err := ast.InterfaceToValue(nil)
+		funcContext.req.Body = io.NopCloser(bodyReader)
 
-		return ast.NewTerm(v), err
+		return ast.NewTerm(v), nil
 	},
 )
diff --git a/internal/pkg/router/router.go b/internal/pkg/router/router.go
index fbc6b8c..15efcc2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/router/router.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/router/router.go
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ type Result struct {
 type RegoOption = func(r *rego.Rego)
 
 type RegoRouter struct {
-	name    string
-	options []RegoOption
-	peq     rego.PreparedEvalQuery
+	name      string
+	options   []RegoOption
+	peq       rego.PreparedEvalQuery
+	bodyLimit int64
 }
 
 type RegoRouterOption func(r *RegoRouter) error
@@ -59,6 +60,13 @@ func WithOption(option RegoOption) RegoRouterOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithBodyLimit(limit int64) RegoRouterOption {
+	return func(r *RegoRouter) error {
+		r.bodyLimit = limit
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func New(name, module string, options ...RegoRouterOption) (_ *RegoRouter, err error) {
 	router := &RegoRouter{
 		name: name,
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ func New(name, module string, options ...RegoRouterOption) (_ *RegoRouter, err e
 			ociBlobDigestBuiltin,
 			requestBodyBuiltin,
 		},
+		bodyLimit: 8192,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range options {
@@ -86,8 +95,9 @@ func New(name, module string, options ...RegoRouterOption) (_ *RegoRouter, err e
 
 func (rr *RegoRouter) Decision(req *http.Request, registry distribution.Namespace) (*Result, error) {
 	fctx := &funcContext{
-		req:      req,
-		registry: registry,
+		req:       req,
+		registry:  registry,
+		bodyLimit: rr.bodyLimit,
 	}
 	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), &funcContextKey, fctx)