diff --git a/app/submissions/submit-design-files/submit-design-files.jade b/app/submissions/submit-design-files/submit-design-files.jade
index 1b1713083..22e34d54e 100644
--- a/app/submissions/submit-design-files/submit-design-files.jade
+++ b/app/submissions/submit-design-files/submit-design-files.jade
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             label-text="Comments",
             placeholder="My design tries to solve the problem with a particular idea in mind. The use of color is based on the provided brand guideline.",
             character-count="true",
-            character-count-max="500",
+            character-count-max="1000",
             value="vm.comments"
           )