diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index f405422e5d..3d4b4b3a45 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ var/list/AAlarmIndexToWireColor
 var/list/AAlarmWireColorToIndex
 
 //Don't set this very much higher then 1024 unless you like inviting people in to dos your server with message spam
-#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN 2048
-#define MAX_EMOTE_LEN 2048
+#define MAX_MESSAGE_LEN 1024
+#define MAX_EMOTE_LEN 1024
 #define MAX_PAPER_MESSAGE_LEN 3072
 #define MAX_BOOK_MESSAGE_LEN 9216
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 28