diff --git a/include/class.staff.php b/include/class.staff.php
index d281bb984eaf0a277e874b0f593ba5a10beb1cf7..ee930e5810866ab04a14ea0e7156f52fb39642e8 100644
--- a/include/class.staff.php
+++ b/include/class.staff.php
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ extends AbstractForm {
                 'configuration' => array(
                     'validator' => 'email',
                     'placeholder' => __('Email Address — e.g. me@mycompany.com'),
+                    'length' => 128,
                   ),
             )),
             'dept_id' => new ChoiceField(array(