diff --git a/apps/files/templates/admin.php b/apps/files/templates/admin.php
index 697fc52526..a5afd55fbc 100644
--- a/apps/files/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/files/templates/admin.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<h2><?php p($l->t('File handling')); ?></h2>
 		<?php if($_['uploadChangable']):?>
 			<label for="maxUploadSize"><?php p($l->t( 'Maximum upload size' )); ?> </label>
-			<input name='maxUploadSize' id="maxUploadSize" value='<?php p($_['uploadMaxFilesize']) ?>'/>
+			<input type="text" name='maxUploadSize' id="maxUploadSize" value='<?php p($_['uploadMaxFilesize']) ?>'/>
 			<?php if($_['displayMaxPossibleUploadSize']):?>
 				(<?php p($l->t('max. possible: ')); p($_['maxPossibleUploadSize']) ?>)
 			<?php endif;?>