diff --git a/scales.go b/scales.go
index 3cb4584..33b240f 100644
--- a/scales.go
+++ b/scales.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func save_scale_settingsHandler(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Requ
 		myalias := alias[0]
 
 		// validate alias
-		match, _ := regexp.MatchString("^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]{1,16}$", myalias)
+		match, _ := regexp.MatchString("^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]{1,25}$", myalias)
 		if !(match) {
 			log.Println("Url Param 'alias' is not valid")
 			fmt.Fprintf(response, "{ \"rc\": 9, \"msg\": \"alias is not valid\" }")
diff --git a/snippets/scales.html b/snippets/scales.html
index 5f60bfe..695a36d 100644
--- a/snippets/scales.html
+++ b/snippets/scales.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       <!-- Content ... -->
       <div class="field"> <label id="label" class="label">Bezeichnung</label>
         <div class="control has-icons-right">
-          <input id="alias" class="input" type="text" maxlength="16">
+          <input id="alias" class="input" type="text" maxlength="25">
           <span id="alias_exclamation" class="icon is-small is-right">
             <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i>
           </span>
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Sie erhalten eine E-Mail, sobald die Zahlung erfolgreich abgeschlossen ist.
 
 function validate(what, text) {
   if (what == 'alias') {
-    var re = /^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]{1,16}$/;
+    var re = /^[a-zA-Z0-9 ]{1,25}$/;
   } else if (what == 'smsnumber') {
     var re = /^\+[0-9]{11,11}$/;
   }