diff --git a/interface/src/chat/common.ts b/interface/src/chat/common.ts
index 0b406ce1..4c2fb03e 100644
--- a/interface/src/chat/common.ts
+++ b/interface/src/chat/common.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const Message = z.object({
   id: z.number(),
   user: ChatUser,
   type: z.enum(["message", "notice"]),
-  message: z.string(),
+  message: z.string().min(1).max(500),
   createdAt: z.string().datetime(),
 });
 export type Message = z.infer<typeof Message>;
diff --git a/server/prisma/schema.prisma b/server/prisma/schema.prisma
index 51b525cb..df9cec09 100644
--- a/server/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/server/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ model Chat {
   user      User     @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
   userId    Int      @map("user_id")
   type      ChatType
-  message   String
+  message   String   @db.VarChar(500)
   createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @map("created_at")
 
   @@map("chat")
@@ -68,21 +68,21 @@ model Tag {
 }
 
 model TemplateChoice {
-  id          Int           @id @default(autoincrement())
-  template    Template      @relation(fields: [templateId], references: [id])
-  templateId  Int           @map("template_id")
-  name        String
+  id         Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
+  template   Template @relation(fields: [templateId], references: [id])
+  templateId Int      @map("template_id")
+  name       String
 
   @@map("template_choice")
 }
 
 model Template {
-  id            Int               @id @default(autoincrement())
-  templateName  String
-  title         String
-  content       String
-  resolution    String
-  choices       TemplateChoice[]
+  id           Int              @id @default(autoincrement())
+  templateName String
+  title        String
+  content      String
+  resolution   String
+  choices      TemplateChoice[]
 
   @@map("template")
 }
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ model UserAgendaVotable {
 }
 
 model UserTag {
-  user     User   @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
-  userId   Int    @map("user_id")
-  tag      Tag    @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id])
-  tagId    Int    @map("tag_id")
+  user   User @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id])
+  userId Int  @map("user_id")
+  tag    Tag  @relation(fields: [tagId], references: [id])
+  tagId  Int  @map("tag_id")
 
   @@id([userId, tagId])
   @@map("user_tag")