diff --git a/migrations/20160621032914-apps-alter-installationProgress.js b/migrations/20160621032914-apps-alter-installationProgress.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b71c8d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20160621032914-apps-alter-installationProgress.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var dbm = global.dbm || require('db-migrate');
+var type = dbm.dataType;
+
+exports.up = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE apps MODIFY installationProgress TEXT', [], function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+        callback(error);
+    });
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('ALTER TABLE apps MODIFY installationProgress VARCHAR(512)', [], function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+        callback(error);
+    });
+};
diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index eb45d029c..dab9531b7 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS apps(
     id VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
     appStoreId VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
     installationState VARCHAR(512) NOT NULL,
-    installationProgress VARCHAR(512),
+    installationProgress TEXT,
     runState VARCHAR(512),
     health VARCHAR(128),
     containerId VARCHAR(128),