diff --git a/files/routes/awards.py b/files/routes/awards.py
index 33cf79398..4c43ff2e4 100644
--- a/files/routes/awards.py
+++ b/files/routes/awards.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ def admin_userawards_post(v):
 	for key, value in notify_awards.items():
 		note += f"{value} {AWARDS[key]['title']}, "
 
-	if len(note) > 256: return {"error": "You're giving too many awards at the same time!"}
+	if len(note) > 500: return {"error": "You're giving too many awards at the same time!"}
 	
 	ma=ModAction(
 		kind="grant_awards",
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index bf01d0004..ba21c97c6 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ CREATE TABLE public.modactions (
     target_comment_id integer,
     created_utc integer NOT NULL,
     kind character varying(32) DEFAULT NULL::character varying,
-    _note character varying(256) DEFAULT NULL::character varying
+    _note character varying(500) DEFAULT NULL::character varying
 );