diff --git a/models/comment.go b/models/comment.go
index 8234c87..8a07bdc 100644
--- a/models/comment.go
+++ b/models/comment.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Comment struct {
 	gorm.Model
 	Id             uint   `json:"id" gorm:"primaryKey, AUTO_INCREMENT"`
 	Date           string `json:"date" gorm:"default:NOW()"`
-	Author         string `json:"author" form:"author"`
-	Content        string `json:"content" form:"content"`
+	Author         string `json:"author" form:"author" gorm:"type:varchar(50)"`
+	Content        string `json:"content" form:"content" gorm:"type:varchar(500)"`
 	AssociatedPost string
 }
diff --git a/templates/blog_post.tmpl b/templates/blog_post.tmpl
index 5ab7ec5..53c0624 100644
--- a/templates/blog_post.tmpl
+++ b/templates/blog_post.tmpl
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 {{ end }}
 <h4>Leave a comment!</h4>
 <form method="POST" action="/blog/post/comment">
-	<input type="text" placeholder="Name" name="author"/>	
-	<input type="field" placeholder="Comment" name="content" />
+	<input type="text" placeholder="Name" maxlength="50" name="author"/>	
+	<input type="field" placeholder="Comment" maxlength="500" name="content" />
 	<input type="text" style="display: none;" name="url" value="{{ .Url }}" readonly />
 	<button type="submit">Post</button>
 </form>