diff --git a/code/_compile_options.dm b/code/_compile_options.dm
index c6b63b77271..436970567a0 100644
--- a/code/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/_compile_options.dm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define MAX_PAPER_MESSAGE_LEN 3072
 #define MAX_PAPER_FIELDS 50
 #define MAX_BOOK_MESSAGE_LEN 9216
-#define MAX_NAME_LEN 26
+#define MAX_NAME_LEN 50 	//diona names can get loooooooong
 
 // Version check, terminates compilation if someone is using a version of BYOND that's too old
 #if DM_VERSION < 510