diff --git a/plugins/seen.py b/plugins/seen.py
index 323aab6..0fe1fd8 100644
--- a/plugins/seen.py
+++ b/plugins/seen.py
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def dbconnect(db):
 
     if(results[0] == 0):
         conn.execute("create table if not exists "+ \
-                     "seen(name varchar(50) not null, date datetime not null, "+ \
-                     "quote varchar(250) not null, chan varchar(50) not null, "+ \
+                     "seen(name varchar(30) not null, date datetime not null, "+ \
+                     "quote varchar(250) not null, chan varchar(32) not null, "+ \
                      "primary key(name, chan));")
         conn.commit()
 
diff --git a/plugins/tell.py b/plugins/tell.py
index f3bbcb7..8ca6c66 100644
--- a/plugins/tell.py
+++ b/plugins/tell.py
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ def dbconnect(db):
 
     if results[0] == 0:
         conn.execute("create table if not exists "+ \
-                     "tell(id integer primary key autoincrement, name varchar(50) not null, "+ \
-                     "user_from varchar(50) not null, quote varchar(250) not null, "+ \
-                     "chan varchar(50) not null, date datetime not null);")
+                     "tell(id integer primary key autoincrement, name varchar(30) not null, "+ \
+                     "user_from varchar(30) not null, quote varchar(250) not null, "+ \
+                     "chan varchar(32) not null, date datetime not null);")
 
         conn.commit()
 
     results = conn.execute("select count(*) from sqlite_master where name=?", ("tell_probation" ,)).fetchone()
     if results[0] == 0:
         conn.execute("create table if not exists "+ \
-                     "tell_probation(name varchar(50), chan varchar(50),"+ \
+                     "tell_probation(name varchar(30), chan varchar(32),"+ \
                      "primary key(name, chan));")
         conn.commit()