diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index 968934ab497..6c08fb3c4bc 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -4138,9 +4138,9 @@ function truncate_userinfo(array $info) {
         'icq'         =>  15,
         'phone1'      =>  20,
         'phone2'      =>  20,
-        'institution' =>  40,
-        'department'  =>  30,
-        'address'     =>  70,
+        'institution' => 255,
+        'department'  => 255,
+        'address'     => 255,
         'city'        => 120,
         'country'     =>   2,
         'url'         => 255,