diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0172_ingredient_original_text.py b/cookbook/migrations/0172_ingredient_original_text.py
index 4be99447..1e10c55d 100644
--- a/cookbook/migrations/0172_ingredient_original_text.py
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0172_ingredient_original_text.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-21 15:06
+# Generated by Django 3.2.12 on 2022-02-25 15:19
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AddField(
             model_name='ingredient',
             name='original_text',
-            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=256, null=True),
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default=None, max_length=512, null=True),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 341dddbd..bd3d8bd4 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class Ingredient(ExportModelOperationsMixin('ingredient'), models.Model, Permiss
     is_header = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     no_amount = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     order = models.IntegerField(default=0)
-    original_text = models.CharField(max_length=256, null=True, blank=True)
+    original_text = models.CharField(max_length=512, null=True, blank=True, default=None)
 
     space = models.ForeignKey(Space, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     objects = ScopedManager(space='space')