diff --git a/src/routes/api/v1/channels.ts b/src/routes/api/v1/channels.ts
index 81862f2..ff882b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/v1/channels.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/v1/channels.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 router.post(
     "/",
     authenticateRoute(),
-    body("name").isLength({ min: 1, max: 40 }).isAlphanumeric("en-US", { ignore: " _-" }),
+    body("name").isLength({ min: 1, max: 32 }).isAlphanumeric("en-US", { ignore: " _-" }),
     async (req, res) => {
         const validationErrors = validationResult(req);
         if (!validationErrors.isEmpty()) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ router.post(
 router.put(
     "/:id",
     authenticateRoute(),
-    body("name").isLength({ min: 1, max: 40 }).isAlphanumeric("en-US", { ignore: " _-" }),
+    body("name").isLength({ min: 1, max: 32 }).isAlphanumeric("en-US", { ignore: " _-" }),
     param("id").isNumeric(),
     async (req, res) => {
         const validationErrors = validationResult(req);