diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/DatabaseEntities/LogItem.cpp b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/DatabaseEntities/LogItem.cpp
index d1c60bfef..da0dbae26 100644
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/DatabaseEntities/LogItem.cpp
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/DatabaseEntities/LogItem.cpp
@@ -1,105 +1,110 @@
 #include "LogItem.h"
 
 #include "AwsTools.h"
 #include "Constants.h"
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace comm {
 namespace network {
 namespace database {
 
 const std::string LogItem::FIELD_BACKUP_ID = "backupID";
 const std::string LogItem::FIELD_LOG_ID = "logID";
 const std::string LogItem::FIELD_PERSISTED_IN_BLOB = "persistedInBlob";
 const std::string LogItem::FIELD_VALUE = "value";
 const std::string LogItem::FIELD_ATTACHMENT_HOLDERS = "attachmentHolders";
 
 std::string LogItem::tableName = LOG_TABLE_NAME;
 
 LogItem::LogItem(
     const std::string backupID,
     const std::string logID,
     const bool persistedInBlob,
     const std::string value,
     std::vector<std::string> attachmentHolders)
     : backupID(backupID),
       logID(logID),
       persistedInBlob(persistedInBlob),
       value(value),
       attachmentHolders(attachmentHolders) {
   this->validate();
 }
 
 LogItem::LogItem(const AttributeValues &itemFromDB) {
   this->assignItemFromDatabase(itemFromDB);
 }
 
 void LogItem::validate() const {
   if (!this->backupID.size()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("backupID empty");
   }
   if (!this->logID.size()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("logID empty");
   }
   if (!this->value.size()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("value empty");
   }
-  // todo maybe check if values is not too big if persistedInBlob is false
+  if (!this->persistedInBlob &&
+      this->value.size() > LOG_DATA_SIZE_DATABASE_LIMIT) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "the value of this log is too big to be stored in the database, it "
+        "should be stored in the blob instead");
+  }
 }
 
 void LogItem::assignItemFromDatabase(const AttributeValues &itemFromDB) {
   try {
     this->backupID = itemFromDB.at(LogItem::FIELD_BACKUP_ID).GetS();
     this->logID = itemFromDB.at(LogItem::FIELD_LOG_ID).GetS();
     this->persistedInBlob = std::stoi(
         std::string(itemFromDB.at(LogItem::FIELD_PERSISTED_IN_BLOB).GetS())
             .c_str());
     this->value = itemFromDB.at(LogItem::FIELD_VALUE).GetS();
     auto attachmentsHolders =
         itemFromDB.find(LogItem::FIELD_ATTACHMENT_HOLDERS);
     if (attachmentsHolders != itemFromDB.end()) {
       this->attachmentHolders = attachmentsHolders->second.GetSS();
     }
   } catch (std::logic_error &e) {
     throw std::runtime_error(
         "invalid log item provided, " + std::string(e.what()));
   }
   this->validate();
 }
 
 std::string LogItem::getTableName() const {
   return LogItem::tableName;
 }
 
 PrimaryKey LogItem::getPrimaryKey() const {
   return PrimaryKey(LogItem::FIELD_BACKUP_ID, LogItem::FIELD_LOG_ID);
 }
 
 PrimaryKeyValue LogItem::getPrimaryKeyValue() const {
   return PrimaryKeyValue(this->backupID, this->logID);
 }
 
 std::string LogItem::getBackupID() const {
   return this->backupID;
 }
 
 std::string LogItem::getLogID() const {
   return this->logID;
 }
 
 bool LogItem::getPersistedInBlob() const {
   return this->persistedInBlob;
 }
 
 std::string LogItem::getValue() const {
   return this->value;
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> LogItem::getAttachmentHolders() const {
   return this->attachmentHolders;
 }
 
 } // namespace database
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm