diff --git a/communications/commands.py b/communications/commands.py
index d20b3302..39ae8edf 100644
--- a/communications/commands.py
+++ b/communications/commands.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from utils.constants import MAX_COMMAND_SIZE, MIN_COMMAND_SIZE, CommandEnum
+from utils.constants import MAX_COMMAND_DATA_SIZE, CommandEnum
 from utils.exceptions import CommandException
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union, Dict, List, Any, Optional
 from communications.codec import Codec
@@ -44,22 +44,14 @@ class Command(ABC):
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.uplink_buffer_size = sum([codec.num_bytes for codec in self.uplink_codecs])
-        if self.uplink_buffer_size > MAX_COMMAND_SIZE - MIN_COMMAND_SIZE:
-            logging.error(
-                f"Buffer size too big: {self.uplink_buffer_size} > {MAX_COMMAND_SIZE - MIN_COMMAND_SIZE}"
-            )
-        self.downlink_buffer_size = sum(
-            [codec.num_bytes for codec in self.downlink_codecs]
-        )
+        if self.uplink_buffer_size > MAX_COMMAND_DATA_SIZE:
+            logging.error(f"Buffer size too big: {self.uplink_buffer_size} > {MAX_COMMAND_DATA_SIZE}")
+        self.downlink_buffer_size = sum([codec.num_bytes for codec in self.downlink_codecs])
         self.uplink_codecs_dict = {codec.name: codec for codec in self.uplink_codecs}
-        self.downlink_codecs_dict = {
-            codec.name: codec for codec in self.downlink_codecs
-        }
+        self.downlink_codecs_dict = {codec.name: codec for codec in self.downlink_codecs}
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def _method(
-        self, main: Optional[MainSatelliteThread] = None, **kwargs
-    ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Union[float, int]]]:
+    def _method(self, main: Optional[MainSatelliteThread] = None, **kwargs) -> Optional[Dict[str, Union[float, int]]]:
         ...
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -74,9 +66,7 @@ def _unpack(data: bytes, codec_dict: Dict[str, Codec]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return kwargs
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _pack(
-        kwargs: Dict[str, Any], codecs_dict: Dict[str, Codec], buffer_size: int
-    ) -> bytes:
+    def _pack(kwargs: Dict[str, Any], codecs_dict: Dict[str, Codec], buffer_size: int) -> bytes:
         buffer = bytearray(buffer_size)
         offset = 0
 
@@ -97,9 +87,7 @@ def unpack_telem(self, arg_data: bytes) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return self._unpack(arg_data, self.downlink_codecs_dict)
 
     def pack_telem(self, telem_dict) -> bytes:
-        return self._pack(
-            telem_dict, self.downlink_codecs_dict, self.downlink_buffer_size
-        )
+        return self._pack(telem_dict, self.downlink_codecs_dict, self.downlink_buffer_size)
 
     def packing_check(self, telem: Optional[Dict], codec_list: List[Codec]):
         error = False
diff --git a/utils/constants.py b/utils/constants.py
index 30c362bf..7940b69c 100644
--- a/utils/constants.py
+++ b/utils/constants.py
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 
 # SQL Stuff
 DB_ENTRY_LIMIT = 1000  # TODO update # maximum number of entries in any of the databases
+# TODO: change to parameter
+
 DB_FILE = "sqlite:///" + os.path.join(CISLUNAR_BASE_DIR, "satellite-db.sqlite")
 LOG_DIR = os.path.join(CISLUNAR_BASE_DIR, "logs")
 NEMO_DIR = os.path.join(CISLUNAR_BASE_DIR, "nemo")
 
 # Delay to wait on BootUp
 # TODO change back to 30.0
+# TODO: change to parameter
 BOOTUP_SEPARATION_DELAY = 5.0  # seconds
 
 # Verification Key Parameters
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@
 DATA_LEN_SIZE = 1
 MIN_COMMAND_SIZE = MAC_LENGTH + COUNTER_SIZE + ID_SIZE + DATA_LEN_SIZE
 
-MAX_COMMAND_SIZE = 200  # Maximum command size based on the radio board's buffer size.
+AX5043_BUFFER_SIZE = 256
+
+MAX_COMMAND_DATA_SIZE = AX5043_BUFFER_SIZE - MIN_COMMAND_SIZE
+# Maximum command size based on the radio board's buffer size.
 # TODO: figure out what this number _actually_ is
 
 # Serializations Offsets