diff --git a/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx b/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
index d2fdffb5d..8ab311f18 100644
--- a/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/channelEdit/view.jsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { FormField } from 'component/common/form';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import TagsSearch from 'component/tagsSearch';
-import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION } from 'constants/form-field';
+import { FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION_CHANNEL } from 'constants/form-field';
 import ErrorText from 'component/common/error-text';
 import ChannelThumbnail from 'component/channelThumbnail';
 import { isNameValid, parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ function ChannelForm(props: Props) {
                       placeholder={__('Description of your content')}
                       value={params.description}
                       onChange={text => setParams({ ...params, description: text })}
-                      textAreaMaxLength={FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION}
+                      textAreaMaxLength={FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION_CHANNEL}
                     />
                   </>
                 }
diff --git a/ui/constants/form-field.js b/ui/constants/form-field.js
index 35e117f63..e6e2b6a04 100644
--- a/ui/constants/form-field.js
+++ b/ui/constants/form-field.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const FF_MAX_CHARS_DEFAULT = 2000;
 export const FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_COMMENT = 2000;
 export const FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION = 5000;
+export const FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_DESCRIPTION_CHANNEL = 3000;
 export const FF_MAX_CHARS_IN_POST = 10000;