diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/text_defines.dm b/code/__DEFINES/text_defines.dm
index e45e0787f0e..a370f839779 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/text_defines.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/text_defines.dm
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-//Don't set this very much higher then 1024 unless you like inviting people in to dos your server with message spam
+// 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_PAPER_MESSAGE_LEN 3072
 #define MAX_PAPER_FIELDS 50
-///Max Characters that can be on a single book page, this will give players an average of 5000 words worth of writing space (1000 per page)
+/// Max Characters that can be on a single book page, this will give players an average of 5000 words worth of writing space (1000 per page)
 #define MAX_CHARACTERS_PER_BOOKPAGE 5000
 #define MAX_SUMMARY_LEN 1500
-#define MAX_NAME_LEN 50 	//diona names can get loooooooong
-#define MAX_FLAVORTEXT_PRINT 400 //Amount of flavor text characters to print before cutting off.
+#define MAX_NAME_LEN 50 	// diona names can get loooooooong
+#define MAX_TWEAKNAME_LEN 50 // geartweaks item name; separated if this ever needs changing on its own
+#define MAX_TWEAKDESC_LEN 450 // geartweaks item description
+#define MAX_FLAVORTEXT_PRINT 400 // Amount of flavor text characters to print before cutting off.
 
 /// Removes characters incompatible with file names.
 #define SANITIZE_FILENAME(text) (GLOB.filename_forbidden_chars.Replace(text, ""))
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
index d384bc7baf7..052dd475bc8 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/loadout/gear_tweaks.dm
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	return ""
 
 /datum/gear_tweak/rename/get_metadata(user, metadata)
-	var/new_name = tgui_input_text(user, "Rename an object. Enter empty line for stock name.", "Rename Gear", metadata, MAX_NAME_LEN)
+	var/new_name = tgui_input_text(user, "Rename an object. Enter empty line for stock name.", "Rename Gear", metadata, MAX_TWEAKNAME_LEN, TRUE)
 	if(isnull(new_name))
 		return metadata
 	return new_name
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 	return ""
 
 /datum/gear_tweak/redesc/get_metadata(user, metadata)
-	var/new_desc = tgui_input_text(user, "Edit an object's description. Enter empty line for stock description.", "Edit Gear Description", metadata, MAX_NAME_LEN)
+	var/new_desc = tgui_input_text(user, "Edit an object's description. Enter empty line for stock description.", "Edit Gear Description", metadata, MAX_TWEAKDESC_LEN, TRUE)
 	if(isnull(new_desc))
 		return metadata
 	return new_desc