diff --git a/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs b/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
index e1e62ac24..aabd9e38b 100644
--- a/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
+++ b/quinn-h3/src/connection.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl ConnectionInner {
                 Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(frame))) => {
                     match (self.inner.remote_settings().is_some(), self.side, frame) {
                         (_, _, HttpFrame::Settings(s)) => {
-                            self.inner.set_remote_settings(s);
+                            self.inner.set_remote_settings(s)?;
                         }
                         (true, Side::Client, HttpFrame::Goaway(id)) => {
                             self.inner.leave(StreamId(id));
diff --git a/quinn-h3/src/proto/connection.rs b/quinn-h3/src/proto/connection.rs
index 5bbd9c040..8d9f82b78 100644
--- a/quinn-h3/src/proto/connection.rs
+++ b/quinn-h3/src/proto/connection.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ impl Connection {
     pub fn with_settings(settings: Settings) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut decoder_table = DynamicTable::new();
         decoder_table.set_max_blocked(settings.qpack_blocked_streams as usize)?;
-        decoder_table
-            .set_max_size(settings.qpack_max_table_capacity as usize)?;
+        decoder_table.set_max_size(settings.qpack_max_table_capacity as usize)?;
 
         let mut pending_control = BytesMut::with_capacity(128);
         settings.encode(&mut pending_control);
@@ -114,8 +113,13 @@ impl Connection {
         &self.remote_settings
     }
 
-    pub fn set_remote_settings(&mut self, settings: Settings) {
+    pub fn set_remote_settings(&mut self, settings: Settings) -> Result<()> {
+        self.encoder_table
+            .set_max_blocked(settings.qpack_blocked_streams as usize)?;
+        self.encoder_table
+            .set_max_size(settings.qpack_max_table_capacity as usize)?;
         self.remote_settings = Some(settings);
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn pending_stream_take(&mut self, ty: PendingStreamType) -> Option<Bytes> {