diff --git a/code/global.dm b/code/global.dm
index b9e90f2a0f..e769c9c1f4 100644
--- a/code/global.dm
+++ b/code/global.dm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ 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 1024
-#define MAX_EMOTE_LEN 256
+#define MAX_EMOTE_LEN 1024
 #define MAX_PAPER_MESSAGE_LEN 3072
 #define MAX_BOOK_MESSAGE_LEN 9216
 #define MAX_NAME_LEN 28