diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-user-field-item.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-user-field-item.hbs
index 4066af757e5..b87f7949e50 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-user-field-item.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/components/admin-user-field-item.hbs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <Input
         @value={{this.buffered.description}}
         class="user-field-desc"
-        maxlength="255"
+        maxlength="1000"
       />
     </AdminFormRow>