diff --git a/ttadmin/help/forms.py b/ttadmin/help/forms.py
index 421c790..5cc3389 100644
--- a/ttadmin/help/forms.py
+++ b/ttadmin/help/forms.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ throttle_submission = throttler(submission_throttle)
 def validate_issue_text(text):
     if len(text) == 0:
         raise ValidationError('please describe yr issue')
-    if len(text) > 500:
+    if len(text) > 5000:
         raise ValidationError('too long')