diff --git data_search/data_search.install data_search/data_search.install
index 5333814..8dd1f1f 100644
--- data_search/data_search.install
+++ data_search/data_search.install
@@ -13,3 +13,14 @@ function data_search_install() {
   db_query("ALTER TABLE {search_index} CHANGE COLUMN type type VARCHAR(64)");
   db_query("ALTER TABLE {search_node_links} CHANGE COLUMN type type VARCHAR(64)");
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_schema_alter().
+ *
+ */ 
+function data_search_schema_alter(&$schema){
+  //change search schema for length of 'type' field
+  $schema['search_dataset']['fields']['type']['length']=64;
+  $schema['search_index']['fields']['type']['length']=64;
+  $schema['search_node_links']['fields']['type']['length']=64;
+  }