diff --git a/web/html/login.php b/web/html/login.php
index 0a2a1c97..7345439d 100644
--- a/web/html/login.php
+++ b/web/html/login.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ html_header('AUR ' . __("Login"));
 			<?php endif; ?>
 			<p>
 				<label for="id_username"><?= __('User name or email address') . ':'; ?></label>
-				<input id="id_username" type="text" name="user" size="30" maxlength="<?= max(config_get_int('options', 'username_max_len'), 256); ?>" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['user'])) { print htmlspecialchars($_POST['user'], ENT_QUOTES); } ?>" autofocus="autofocus" />
+				<input id="id_username" type="text" name="user" size="30" maxlength="<?= max(config_get_int('options', 'username_max_len'), 254); ?>" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['user'])) { print htmlspecialchars($_POST['user'], ENT_QUOTES); } ?>" autofocus="autofocus" />
 			</p>
 			<p>
 				<label for="id_password"><?= __('Password') . ':'; ?></label>
diff --git a/web/template/account_edit_form.php b/web/template/account_edit_form.php
index 28da2032..cb0fa33b 100644
--- a/web/template/account_edit_form.php
+++ b/web/template/account_edit_form.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 		<p>
 			<label for="id_email"><?= __("Email Address") ?>:</label>
-			<input type="text" size="30" maxlength="256" name="E" id="id_email" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($E,ENT_QUOTES) ?>" /> (<?= __("required") ?>)
+			<input type="text" size="30" maxlength="254" name="E" id="id_email" value="<?= htmlspecialchars($E,ENT_QUOTES) ?>" /> (<?= __("required") ?>)
 		</p>
 
 		<p>