diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0aa514..6d62459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ The GrowthBook Proxy repository is a mono-repo containing the following packages
 
 ### What's new
 
+**Version 1.1.2**
+- Fix max payload size bug
+- Deprecate `CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES` in favor of `CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES_JSON`
+
 **Version 1.1.1**
 - Multi organization support
 - Support paginated SDK Connection polling
@@ -110,9 +114,8 @@ Redis-specific options for cluster mode:<br />
 _(Note that CACHE_CONNECTION_URL is ignored when using cluster mode)_
 
 - `USE_CLUSTER` - "true" or "1" to enable (default: `false`)
-- `CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES` - simple: comma-separated URLs to your cluster seed nodes
-- `CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES_JSON` - advanced: JSON array of ClusterNode objects (ioredis)
-- `CLUSTER_OPTIONS_JSON` - advanced: JSON object of ClusterOptions (ioredis)
+- `CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES_JSON` - JSON array of ClusterNode objects (ioredis)
+- `CLUSTER_OPTIONS_JSON` - JSON object of ClusterOptions (ioredis)
 
 #### MongoDB
 
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/package.json b/packages/apps/proxy/package.json
index 815d819..9e078a4 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/package.json
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "node": ">=18"
   },
   "description": "GrowthBook proxy server for caching, realtime updates, telemetry, etc",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "main": "dist/app.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/adminController.ts b/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/adminController.ts
index 6ce127f..7e2f4f8 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/adminController.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/adminController.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { registrar } from "../services/registrar";
 import { adminMiddleware } from "../middleware/adminMiddleware";
 import logger from "../services/logger";
+import { MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE } from "../init";
 
 const postConnection = (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const apiKey = req.body.apiKey;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ adminRouter.post(
   "/connection",
   adminMiddleware,
   express.json({
-    limit: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? "2mb",
+    limit: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE,
   }),
   postConnection,
 );
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/featuresController.ts b/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/featuresController.ts
index 871017a..db81f05 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/featuresController.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/src/controllers/featuresController.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { sseSupportMiddleware } from "../middleware/sseSupportMiddleware";
 import logger from "../services/logger";
 import { fetchFeatures } from "../services/features";
 import { Context } from "../types";
+import { MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE } from "../init";
 
 const getFeatures = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   if (!registrar?.growthbookApiHost) {
@@ -181,7 +182,9 @@ export const featuresRouter = (ctx: Context) => {
     router.post(
       "/api/eval/*",
       apiKeyMiddleware,
-      express.json(),
+      express.json({
+        limit: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE,
+      }),
       sseSupportMiddleware,
       getEvaluatedFeatures,
     );
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ export const featuresRouter = (ctx: Context) => {
     "/proxy/features",
     apiKeyMiddleware,
     express.json({
+      limit: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE,
       verify: (req: Request, res: Response, buf: Buffer) =>
         (res.locals.rawBody = buf),
     }),
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/src/init.ts b/packages/apps/proxy/src/init.ts
index 5902677..c409557 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/src/init.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import { CacheEngine, Context } from "./types";
 dotenv.config({ path: "./.env.local" });
 
+export const MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE = "2mb";
+
 export default async () => {
   const context: Partial<Context> = {
     growthbookApiHost: process.env.GROWTHBOOK_API_HOST,
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ export default async () => {
     verboseDebugging: ["true", "1"].includes(
       process.env.VERBOSE_DEBUGGING ?? "0",
     ),
-    maxPayloadSize: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? "2mb",
+    maxPayloadSize: process.env.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE ?? MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE,
     // SDK Connections settings:
     createConnectionsFromEnv: ["true", "1"].includes(process.env.CREATE_CONNECTIONS_FROM_ENV ?? "1"),
     pollForConnections: ["true", "1"].includes(process.env.POLL_FOR_CONNECTIONS ?? "1"),
@@ -37,9 +39,6 @@ export default async () => {
       ),
       // Redis only - cluster:
       useCluster: ["true", "1"].includes(process.env.USE_CLUSTER ?? "0"),
-      clusterRootNodes: process.env.CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES
-        ? process.env.CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES.replace(" ", "").split(",")
-        : undefined,
       clusterRootNodesJSON: process.env.CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES_JSON
         ? JSON.parse(process.env.CLUSTER_ROOT_NODES_JSON)
         : undefined,
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/RedisCache.ts b/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/RedisCache.ts
index 3643f77..ff51a90 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/RedisCache.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/RedisCache.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class RedisCache {
   public readonly allowStale: boolean;
 
   private readonly useCluster: boolean;
-  private readonly clusterRootNodes?: ClusterNode[];
+  private readonly clusterRootNodesJSON?: ClusterNode[];
   private readonly clusterOptions?: ClusterOptions;
 
   private readonly appContext?: Context;
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export class RedisCache {
       useAdditionalMemoryCache,
       publishPayloadToChannel = false,
       useCluster = false,
-      clusterRootNodes,
       clusterRootNodesJSON,
       clusterOptionsJSON,
     }: CacheSettings = {},
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ export class RedisCache {
     this.allowStale = allowStale;
     this.publishPayloadToChannel = publishPayloadToChannel;
     this.useCluster = useCluster;
-    this.clusterRootNodes =
-      clusterRootNodesJSON ?? this.transformRootNodes(clusterRootNodes);
+    this.clusterRootNodesJSON = clusterRootNodesJSON;
     this.clusterOptions = clusterOptionsJSON;
 
     this.appContext = appContext;
@@ -69,9 +67,9 @@ export class RedisCache {
         ? new Redis(this.connectionUrl)
         : new Redis();
     } else {
-      if (this.clusterRootNodes) {
+      if (this.clusterRootNodesJSON) {
         this.client = new Redis.Cluster(
-          this.clusterRootNodes,
+          this.clusterRootNodesJSON,
           this.clusterOptions,
         );
       } else {
@@ -268,21 +266,4 @@ export class RedisCache {
   public getsubscriberClient() {
     return this.subscriberClient;
   }
-
-  private transformRootNodes(rootNodes?: string[]): ClusterNode[] | undefined {
-    if (!rootNodes) return undefined;
-    return rootNodes
-      .map((node) => {
-        try {
-          const url = new URL(node);
-          const host = url.protocol + "//" + url.hostname + url.pathname;
-          const port = parseInt(url.port);
-          return { host, port };
-        } catch (e) {
-          logger.error(e, "Error parsing Redis cluster node");
-          return undefined;
-        }
-      })
-      .filter(Boolean) as ClusterNode[];
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/index.ts b/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/index.ts
index aa30d7b..1ec9408 100644
--- a/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/proxy/src/services/cache/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export interface CacheSettings {
   useAdditionalMemoryCache?: boolean;
   publishPayloadToChannel?: boolean; // for RedisCache pub/sub
   useCluster?: boolean; // for RedisCache
-  clusterRootNodes?: string[]; // for RedisCache
   clusterRootNodesJSON?: ClusterNode[]; // for RedisCache
   clusterOptionsJSON?: ClusterOptions; // for RedisCache
 }