diff --git a/activities/migrations/0001_initial.py b/activities/migrations/0001_initial.py
index b5ee5d1..7fa5afb 100644
--- a/activities/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/activities/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name='ActivitySeries',
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=1023)),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
             ],
             options={
                 'verbose_name_plural': 'activity series',
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             name='Activity',
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=1023)),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
                 ('series', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, related_name='instances', to='activities.ActivitySeries')),
             ],
             options={
diff --git a/people/migrations/0002_add_relationship_models.py b/people/migrations/0002_add_relationship_models.py
index b5a2d93..cc6c888 100644
--- a/people/migrations/0002_add_relationship_models.py
+++ b/people/migrations/0002_add_relationship_models.py
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
                 ('version', models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=1)),
-                ('text', models.CharField(max_length=1023)),
+                ('text', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
             ],
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='RelationshipQuestionChoice',
             fields=[
                 ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
-                ('text', models.CharField(max_length=1023)),
+                ('text', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
                 ('question', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='answers', to='people.RelationshipQuestion')),
             ],
         ),