diff --git a/link.module b/link.module
index 4098ae0..61c4b4a 100644
--- a/link.module
+++ b/link.module
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define('LINK_TARGET_USER', 'user');
 /**
  * Maximum URLs length.
  */
-define('LINK_URL_MAX_LENGTH', 2048);
+define('LINK_URL_MAX_LENGTH', 256);
 
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_field_info().