diff --git a/app/models/question.rb b/app/models/question.rb
index 78ea192d..6c5d5913 100644
--- a/app/models/question.rb
+++ b/app/models/question.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Question < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :answers, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :inboxes, dependent: :destroy
 
-  validates :content, length: { maximum: 255 }
+  validates :content, length: { maximum: 512 }
 
   before_destroy do
     rep = Report.where(target_id: self.id, type: 'Reports::Question')
diff --git a/spec/models/question_spec.rb b/spec/models/question_spec.rb
index c56449c1..2e88fc42 100644
--- a/spec/models/question_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/question_spec.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ RSpec.describe Question, :type => :model do
     expect(@question.content).to match 'Is this a question?'
   end
 
-  it 'does not save questions longer than 255 characters' do
-    @question.content = 'X' * 256
+  it 'does not save questions longer than 512 characters' do
+    @question.content = 'X' * 513
     expect{@question.save!}.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid)
   end