diff --git a/ietf/mailtrigger/migrations/0001_initial.py b/ietf/mailtrigger/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 77a52d94d..b2c82fe12 100644
--- a/ietf/mailtrigger/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/ietf/mailtrigger/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             fields=[
                 ('slug', models.CharField(max_length=32, serialize=False, primary_key=True)),
                 ('desc', models.TextField(blank=True)),
-                ('template', models.CharField(max_length=512, null=True, blank=True)),
+                ('template', models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)),
             ],
             options={
                 'ordering': ['slug'],
diff --git a/ietf/mailtrigger/models.py b/ietf/mailtrigger/models.py
index 05edf40aa..35d48e83f 100644
--- a/ietf/mailtrigger/models.py
+++ b/ietf/mailtrigger/models.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MailTrigger(models.Model):
 class Recipient(models.Model):
     slug = models.CharField(max_length=32, primary_key=True)
     desc = models.TextField(blank=True)
-    template = models.CharField(max_length=512, null=True, blank=True)
+    template = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ["slug"]