diff --git a/install.sql b/install.sql
index 6e032007..bd717577 100644
--- a/install.sql
+++ b/install.sql
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pms` (
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `posts_b` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `thread` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
-  `subject` varchar(40) NOT NULL,
+  `subject` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
   `email` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
-  `name` varchar(25) NOT NULL,
+  `name` varchar(35) NOT NULL,
   `trip` varchar(15) DEFAULT NULL,
   `capcode` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,
   `body` text NOT NULL,
diff --git a/templates/posts.sql b/templates/posts.sql
index 2eb22d92..f46710cf 100644
--- a/templates/posts.sql
+++ b/templates/posts.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `posts_{board}` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `thread` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
-  `subject` varchar(40) NOT NULL,
+  `subject` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
   `email` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
-  `name` varchar(25) NOT NULL,
+  `name` varchar(35) NOT NULL,
   `trip` varchar(15) DEFAULT NULL,
   `capcode` varchar(50) DEFAULT NULL,
   `body` text NOT NULL,