diff --git a/common/contract.ts b/common/contract.ts
index 8bdab6fe..c414a332 100644
--- a/common/contract.ts
+++ b/common/contract.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export const OUTCOME_TYPES = [
 ] as const
 
 export const MAX_QUESTION_LENGTH = 480
-export const MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 10000
+export const MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 16000
 export const MAX_TAG_LENGTH = 60
 
 export const CPMM_MIN_POOL_QTY = 0.01