diff --git a/regex_redirects/migrations/0002_auto_20151217_1938.py b/regex_redirects/migrations/0002_auto_20151217_1938.py
index 73b3b77..f9bff9b 100644
--- a/regex_redirects/migrations/0002_auto_20151217_1938.py
+++ b/regex_redirects/migrations/0002_auto_20151217_1938.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='redirect',
             name='old_path',
-            field=models.CharField(help_text="This should be an absolute path, excluding the domain name. Example: '/events/search/'.", max_length=2000, verbose_name='redirect from', db_index=True),
+            field=models.CharField(help_text="This should be an absolute path, excluding the domain name. Example: '/events/search/'.", max_length=512, verbose_name='redirect from', db_index=True),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/regex_redirects/migrations/0005_auto_20210425_1321.py b/regex_redirects/migrations/0005_auto_20210425_1321.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc7043a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regex_redirects/migrations/0005_auto_20210425_1321.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('regex_redirects', '0004_auto_20170512_1349'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='redirect',
+            name='old_path',
+            field=models.CharField(db_index=True, help_text="This should be an absolute path, excluding the domain name. Example: '/events/search/'.", max_length=512, verbose_name='redirect from'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/regex_redirects/models.py b/regex_redirects/models.py
index 3d8377b..5a836a3 100644
--- a/regex_redirects/models.py
+++ b/regex_redirects/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 class Redirect(models.Model):
     old_path = models.CharField(_('redirect from'),
-                                max_length=2000,
+                                max_length=512,
                                 db_index=True,
                                 help_text=_("This should be an absolute path, excluding the domain name. Example: '/events/search/'."))
     new_path = models.CharField(_('redirect to'),