diff --git a/create.php b/create.php
index e45c395a..66ab1b78 100644
--- a/create.php
+++ b/create.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (!$score)
 	error(_('You failed the game'));
 if (!$passedCaptcha)
 	error(_('You failed to enter the reCaptcha correctly'));
-if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9]{1,10}$/', $uri))
+if (!preg_match('/^[a-z0-9]{1,30}$/', $uri))
 	error(_('Invalid URI'));
 if (!(strlen($title) < 40))
 	error(_('Invalid title'));
diff --git a/templates/8chan/create.html b/templates/8chan/create.html
index 668d165a..f99fa727 100644
--- a/templates/8chan/create.html
+++ b/templates/8chan/create.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <form method="POST">
 <table class="modlog" style="width:auto">
 <tbody>
-<tr><th>URI</th><td>/<input name="uri" type="text" size="5">/ <span class="unimportant">{% trans %}(must be all lowercase or numbers and < 10 chars){% endtrans %}</td></tr>
+<tr><th>URI</th><td>/<input name="uri" type="text" size="5">/ <span class="unimportant">{% trans %}(must be all lowercase or numbers and < 30 chars){% endtrans %}</td></tr>
 <tr><th>Title</th><td><input name="title" type="text"> <span class="unimportant">{% trans %}(must be < 40 chars){% endtrans %}</td></tr>
 <tr><th>Subtitle</th><td><input name="subtitle" type="text"> <span class="unimportant">{% trans %}(must be < 200 chars){% endtrans %}</td></tr>
 <tr><th>{% trans %}Username{% endtrans %}</th><td><input name="username" type="text"> <span class="unimportant">{% trans %}(must contain only alphanumeric, periods and underscores){% endtrans %}</span></td></tr>