diff --git a/install/sql/mysql.sql b/install/sql/mysql.sql
index 395bcc113..c13b460f3 100644
--- a/install/sql/mysql.sql
+++ b/install/sql/mysql.sql
@@ -887,8 +887,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `bb_log`
   `log_forum_id_new`    SMALLINT(5) UNSIGNED  NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `log_topic_id`        MEDIUMINT(8) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `log_topic_id_new`    MEDIUMINT(8) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
-  `log_topic_title`     VARCHAR(255)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-  `log_topic_title_new` VARCHAR(255)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `log_topic_title`     VARCHAR(250)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `log_topic_title_new` VARCHAR(250)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `log_time`            INT(11)               NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `log_msg`             TEXT                  NOT NULL,
   KEY `log_time` (`log_time`),
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `bb_topics`
 (
   `topic_id`              MEDIUMINT(8) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `forum_id`              SMALLINT(8) UNSIGNED  NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
-  `topic_title`           VARCHAR(255)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  `topic_title`           VARCHAR(250)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
   `topic_poster`          MEDIUMINT(8)          NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `topic_time`            INT(11)               NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `topic_views`           MEDIUMINT(8) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',