diff --git a/examples/config.py b/examples/config.py
index 9035baa5..17903dd0 100644
--- a/examples/config.py
+++ b/examples/config.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ The repository of older versions of applications from the main demo repository.
 # Only the fields listed here are supported, defaults shown
 # char_limits = {
 #     'author': 256,
-#     'name': 30,
+#     'name': 50,
 #     'summary': 80,
 #     'description': 4000,
 #     'video': 256,
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index a18d49f1..f68bb88f 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ default_config = {
     'smartcardoptions': [],
     'char_limits': {
         'author': 256,
-        'name': 30,
+        'name': 50,
         'summary': 80,
         'description': 4000,
         'video': 256,