diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 5b538f8f6..71273e941 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ function setCloudronName(name, callback) {
     if (!name) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'name is empty', { field: 'name' }));
 
     // some arbitrary restrictions (for sake of ui layout)
-    if (name.length > 32) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'name cannot exceed 32 characters', { field: 'name' }));
+    // if this is changed, adjust dashboard/branding.html
+    if (name.length > 64) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'name cannot exceed 64 characters', { field: 'name' }));
 
     settingsdb.set(exports.CLOUDRON_NAME_KEY, name, function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(error);