diff --git a/pastebin/apps/dpaste/models.py b/pastebin/apps/dpaste/models.py
index 2ff2e4e..19a7270 100644
--- a/pastebin/apps/dpaste/models.py
+++ b/pastebin/apps/dpaste/models.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from pastebin.apps.dpaste.highlight import LEXER_DEFAULT, pygmentize
 
 t = 'abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLOMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890'
-def generate_secret_id(length=4):
+def generate_secret_id(length=5):
     return ''.join([random.choice(t) for i in range(length)])
 
 class Snippet(models.Model):
-    secret_id = models.CharField(_(u'Secret ID'), max_length=4, blank=True)
+    secret_id = models.CharField(_(u'Secret ID'), max_length=255, blank=True)
     title = models.CharField(_(u'Title'), max_length=120, blank=True)
     author = models.CharField(_(u'Author'), max_length=30, blank=True)
     content = models.TextField(_(u'Content'), )