diff --git a/API/raw_data.py b/API/raw_data.py
index f247f9f1..441def4c 100644
--- a/API/raw_data.py
+++ b/API/raw_data.py
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ def get_osm_current_snapshot_as_plain_geojson(
     """
     area_m2 = area(json.loads(params.geometry.model_dump_json()))
     area_km2 = area_m2 * 1e-6
-    if area_km2 > 10:
+    if area_km2 > 5:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=400,
             detail=[
diff --git a/src/validation/models.py b/src/validation/models.py
index 56f59a6c..2ff45ab3 100644
--- a/src/validation/models.py
+++ b/src/validation/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 # Third party imports
+from area import area
 from geojson_pydantic import Feature, FeatureCollection, MultiPolygon, Polygon
 from geojson_pydantic.types import BBox
 from pydantic import BaseModel as PydanticModel
@@ -331,12 +332,12 @@ def set_geometry_or_iso3(cls, value, values):
     def validate_geometry_area(cls, value):
         """Validate that the geometry area does not exceed threshold."""
         if value is not None:
-            geometry_json = json.loads(value.model_dump_json())
-            area_m2 = cls.calculate_geometry_area(geometry_json)
+            geometry_json = value
+            area_m2 = area(geometry_json)
             max_area = 10000
             if area_m2 * 1e-6 > max_area:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    f"The area of the geometry should not exceed {max_area} square km."
+                    f"The area {area_m2 * 1e-6} sqkm of the geometry should not exceed {max_area} square km."
                 )
         return value