diff --git a/files/routes/chat.py b/files/routes/chat.py
index d3e702088..46665cdcf 100644
--- a/files/routes/chat.py
+++ b/files/routes/chat.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def speak(data, v):
 		else: del muted[vname]
 
 	global messages, total
-	text = data[:1000].strip()
+	text = data[:200].strip()
 	if not text: return '', 403
 	text_html = sanitize(text)
 
diff --git a/files/templates/chat.html b/files/templates/chat.html
index 73215220e..ab0bc39c2 100644
--- a/files/templates/chat.html
+++ b/files/templates/chat.html
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 						<span id="loading-indicator" class="d-none"></span>
 					</div>
 					<i class="btn btn-secondary mr-2 fas fa-smile-beam" style="padding-top:0.65rem" onclick="loadEmojis('input-text')" aria-hidden="true" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#emojiModal" data-bs-placement="bottom" title="Add Emoji"></i>
-					<textarea id="input-text" minlength="1" maxlength="1000" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus rows="1"></textarea>
+					<textarea id="input-text" minlength="1" maxlength="200" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Message" autocomplete="off" autofocus rows="1"></textarea>
 					<button id="chatsend" onclick="send()" class="btn btn-primary ml-3" type="submit" onclick="disable(this)">Send</button>
 				</div>
 			</div>