diff --git a/lib/read.js b/lib/read.js
index bf1a1df4..f79e042a 100644
--- a/lib/read.js
+++ b/lib/read.js
@@ -79,38 +79,37 @@ function read (req, res, next, parse, debug, options) {
   }
 
   let length
-  const opts = options
   let stream
 
-  // read options
-  const verify = opts.verify
+  const verify = options.verify
 
   try {
     // get the content stream
-    stream = contentstream(req, debug, opts.inflate)
+    stream = contentstream(req, debug, options.inflate)
     length = stream.length
     stream.length = undefined
   } catch (err) {
     return next(err)
   }
 
-  // set raw-body options
-  opts.length = length
-  opts.encoding = verify
-    ? null
-    : encoding
-
   // assert charset is supported
-  if (opts.encoding === null && encoding !== null && !iconv.encodingExists(encoding)) {
+  if (verify && encoding !== null && !iconv.encodingExists(encoding)) {
     return next(createError(415, 'unsupported charset "' + encoding.toUpperCase() + '"', {
       charset: encoding.toLowerCase(),
       type: 'charset.unsupported'
     }))
   }
 
+  // set raw-body options
+  const rawBodyOptions = {
+    length,
+    encoding: verify ? null : encoding,
+    limit: options.limit
+  }
+
   // read body
   debug('read body')
-  getBody(stream, opts, function (error, body) {
+  getBody(stream, rawBodyOptions, function (error, body) {
     if (error) {
       let _error