diff --git a/src/components/Contact/index.js b/src/components/Contact/index.js
index 99b8567f..73d00491 100644
--- a/src/components/Contact/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Contact/index.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default class Contact extends React.Component {
             value={this.state.message}
             error={{
               message: this.props.errors.message,
-              options: ['Is required', 'Should be less than 301 characters'],
+              options: ['Is required', 'Should be less than 1000 characters'],
               values: [
                 formatMessage(messages.messageError1),
                 formatMessage(messages.messageError2)
diff --git a/src/components/Contact/messages.js b/src/components/Contact/messages.js
index 3145f72d..efc6112c 100644
--- a/src/components/Contact/messages.js
+++ b/src/components/Contact/messages.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default defineMessages({
   },
   messageError2: {
     id: 'axsmap.components.Contact.messageError2',
-    defaultMessage: 'Should be less than 301 characters'
+    defaultMessage: 'Should be less than 1000 characters'
   },
   sendButton: {
     id: 'axsmap.components.Contact.sendButton',
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 6e8ec8a5..f24685a0 100755
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "axsmap.components.Contact.messageLabel": "Message",
   "axsmap.components.Contact.messageError1": "Is required",
   "axsmap.components.Contact.messageError2":
-    "Should be less than 301 characters",
+    "Should be less than 1000 characters",
   "axsmap.components.Contact.sendButton": "Send",
   "axsmap.components.CreateMapathon.pageTitle": "Create a Mapathon | AXS Map",
   "axsmap.components.CreateMapathon.headerTitle": "Create a Mapathon",