diff --git a/e107_admin/prefs.php b/e107_admin/prefs.php
index 19c00da89..7da5be7db 100644
--- a/e107_admin/prefs.php
+++ b/e107_admin/prefs.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if(isset($_POST['updateprefs']))
 
 	// Table of range checking values - min and max for numerics. Only do the important ones
 	$pref_limits = array('loginname_maxlength' => array('min' => 10, 'max' => 100, 'default' => 30),
-					'displayname_maxlength' => array('min' => 5, 'max' => 30, 'default' => 15),
+					'displayname_maxlength' => array('min' => 5, 'max' => 100, 'default' => 15),
 					'antiflood_timeout' => array('min' => 3, 'max' => 300, 'default' => 10),
 					'signup_pass_len' => array('min' => 2, 'max' => 100, 'default' => 4)
 					);
diff --git a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_prefs.php b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_prefs.php
index 28bdbd1c5..bd37be783 100644
--- a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_prefs.php
+++ b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_prefs.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ define("PRFLAN_154", "New user verification method");
 define("PRFLAN_155", "Display name and login name may be different for");
 define("PRFLAN_156", "Reset ALL Display Names");
 define("PRFLAN_157", "All Display Names have been reset to the Username");
-define("PRFLAN_158", "Display Name maximum length (5..30)");
+define("PRFLAN_158", "Display Name maximum length (5..100)");
 define("PRFLAN_159", "viewing this page with");
 define("PRFLAN_160", "Check remote servers when validating email addresses.");
 define("PRFLAN_161", "Disable all comments on the site");