diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema.sql b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
index 9a3fe1f..ed0c514 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/schema.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ CREATE TABLE event
     event_id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
     group_id INT NOT NULL,
     user_id VARCHAR(50),
-    event_payload VARCHAR(255),
+    event_payload VARCHAR(2500),
     visibility BOOLEAN
 );
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/detailsMember.html b/src/main/resources/templates/detailsMember.html
index ad2c7ee..a689e9c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/detailsMember.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/detailsMember.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                             <span class="badge badge-pill badge-primary" th:if='${group.getVisibility() == group.getVisibility().PUBLIC}'>Öffentliche Gruppe</span>
                             <span class="badge badge-pill badge-success" style="background: lightseagreen" th:if='${group.getType() == group.getType().LECTURE}'> Veranstaltung</span>
                         </p>
-                        <p th:text="${group.getDescription()}"></p>
+                        <p style="overflow-wrap: break-word" th:text="${group.getDescription()}"></p>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             <div class="text-right">
                                 <form method="post" action="/gruppen2/leaveGroup">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
index 9b9ea12..d9ba848 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                             <h3 style="color: dodgerblue; font-weight: bold;">
                                 <a th:href="@{/gruppen2/details(id=${gruppe.getId()})}" th:text="${gruppe.getTitle()}"></a>
                             </h3>
-                            <p th:text="${gruppe.getDescription()}"></p>
+                            <p style="overflow-wrap: break-word" th:text="${#strings.abbreviate(gruppe.getDescription(),300)}"></p>
                         </div>
                         <br>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/search.html b/src/main/resources/templates/search.html
index 04ed8a9..71c225c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/search.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/search.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                             <th scope="row">
                                 <a th:href="@{/gruppen2/detailsSearch(id=${gruppe.getId()})}"  th:text="${gruppe.title}">Gruppenname</a>
                             </th>
-                            <td th:text="${gruppe.getDescription()}">Beschreibung</td>
+                            <td style="" th:text="${#strings.abbreviate(gruppe.getDescription(), 50)}">Beschreibung</td>
                             <td th:text="${gruppe.getMembers().size()}">Mitgliederanzahl</td>
                         </tr>
                     </tbody>