diff --git a/endpoints/v2/blob.py b/endpoints/v2/blob.py
index f67e07fbf..cd77ee2ee 100644
--- a/endpoints/v2/blob.py
+++ b/endpoints/v2/blob.py
@@ -362,12 +362,7 @@ def _upload_chunk(blob_upload, range_header):
   # Check if we should raise 413 before accepting the data.
   uploaded = bitmath.Byte(length + start_offset)
   if length > -1 and uploaded > max_layer_size:
-    detail = {
-      'reason': '%s is greater than maximum allowed size %s' % (uploaded, max_layer_size),
-      'max_allowed': max_layer_size.bytes,
-      'uploaded': uploaded.bytes,
-    }
-    raise LayerTooLarge(detail=detail)
+    raise LayerTooLarge(uploaded=uploaded.bytes, max_allowed=max_layer_size.bytes)
 
   location_set = {blob_upload.location_name}
 
@@ -451,12 +446,7 @@ def _upload_chunk(blob_upload, range_header):
   # Ensure we have not gone beyond the max layer size.
   upload_size = bitmath.Byte(blob_upload.byte_count)
   if upload_size > max_layer_size:
-    detail = {
-      'reason': '%s is greater than maximum allowed size %s' % (upload_size, max_layer_size),
-      'max_allowed': max_layer_size.bytes,
-      'uploaded': upload_size.bytes,
-    }
-    raise LayerTooLarge(detail=detail)
+    raise LayerTooLarge(uploaded=upload_size.bytes, max_allowed=max_layer_size.bytes)
 
   return blob_upload
 
diff --git a/endpoints/v2/errors.py b/endpoints/v2/errors.py
index 9157ed056..060c811a1 100644
--- a/endpoints/v2/errors.py
+++ b/endpoints/v2/errors.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import bitmath
+
 class V2RegistryException(Exception):
   def __init__(self, error_code_str, message, detail, http_status_code=400,
                repository=None, scopes=None):
@@ -113,9 +115,23 @@ class TagInvalid(V2RegistryException):
                                      detail)
 
 class LayerTooLarge(V2RegistryException):
-  def __init__(self, detail=None):
+  def __init__(self, uploaded=None, max_allowed=None):
+    detail = {}
+    message = 'Uploaded blob is larger than allowed by this registry'
+
+    if uploaded is not None and max_allowed is not None:
+      detail = {
+        'reason': '%s is greater than maximum allowed size %s' % (uploaded, max_allowed),
+        'max_allowed': max_allowed,
+        'uploaded': uploaded,
+      }
+
+      up_str = bitmath.Byte(uploaded).best_prefix().format("{value:.2f} {unit}")
+      max_str = bitmath.Byte(max_allowed).best_prefix().format("{value:.2f} {unit}")
+      message = 'Uploaded blob of %s is larger than %s allowed by this registry' % (up_str, max_str)
+
     super(LayerTooLarge, self).__init__('BLOB_UPLOAD_INVALID',
-                                        'Uploaded layer is larger than allowed by this registry',
+                                        message,
                                         detail)