diff --git a/lib/Trello/Api/AbstractApi.php b/lib/Trello/Api/AbstractApi.php
index 31e9f64..9906d11 100644
--- a/lib/Trello/Api/AbstractApi.php
+++ b/lib/Trello/Api/AbstractApi.php
@@ -36,6 +36,28 @@ abstract class AbstractApi implements ApiInterface
      */
     public static $fields;
 
+    /**
+     * These are values that are being passed to Trello in our requests, that are not needed,
+     *  and are causing Trello to give a "Error parsing body: too many parameters" error.
+     * 
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $ignore_on_update_fields = [
+        'actions',
+        'board',
+        'list',
+        'attachments',
+        'idLabels',
+        'badges',
+        'checklists',
+        'stickers',
+        'labels',
+        'idChecklists',
+        'members',
+        'membersVoted',
+        'descData',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * @param Client $client
      */
@@ -186,6 +208,8 @@ protected function postRaw($path, $body, $requestHeaders = array())
      */
     protected function patch($path, array $parameters = array(), $requestHeaders = array())
     {
+        $parameters = $this->removeExcessParameters($parameters);
+
         $response = $this->client->getHttpClient()->patch(
             $path,
             $this->createParametersBody($parameters),
@@ -212,6 +236,8 @@ protected function put($path, array $parameters = array(), $requestHeaders = arr
             }
         }
 
+        $parameters = $this->removeExcessParameters($parameters);
+        
         $response = $this->client->getHttpClient()->put(
             $path,
             $this->createParametersBody($parameters),
@@ -351,4 +377,23 @@ protected function validateAtLeastOneOf(array $atLeastOneOf, array $params)
             implode('", "', $atLeastOneOf)
         ));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove our fields that don't need to be passed to Trello.
+     * This prevents trello from throwing a "Error parsing body: too many parameters" error
+     * on requests with a card that has a lot of content.
+     * 
+     * @param array $parameters
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function removeExcessParameters($parameters)
+    {
+        // Remove our fields that don't need to be passed to Trello.
+        foreach($this->ignore_on_update_fields as $ignored_field) {
+            unset($parameters[$ignored_field]);
+        }
+        
+        return $parameters;
+    }
 }