diff --git a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
index 399a4a13..ad099d14 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
+++ b/mediagoblin/config_spec.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ email_smtp_pass = string(default=None)
 allow_registration = boolean(default=True)
 
 # tag parsing
-tags_max_length = integer(default=50)
+tags_max_length = integer(default=255)
 
 # Whether comments are ascending or descending
 comments_ascending = boolean(default=True)