diff --git a/app/models/feedback.rb b/app/models/feedback.rb
index c331634169d..c135e63bd4a 100644
--- a/app/models/feedback.rb
+++ b/app/models/feedback.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ class Feedback < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_presence_of :summary
   validates :email, :email_veracity => {:allow_blank => true}
   validates_length_of :summary, :maximum => ArchiveConfig.FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX,
-    :too_long => ts("must be less than %{max} characters long.", :max => ArchiveConfig.FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX)
+
+    :too_long => ts("must be less than %{max} characters long.", :max => ArchiveConfig.FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX_DISPLAYED)
 
   validate :check_for_spam
   def check_for_spam
diff --git a/app/views/feedbacks/new.html.erb b/app/views/feedbacks/new.html.erb
index d5f14d503ce..28273e87963 100644
--- a/app/views/feedbacks/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/feedbacks/new.html.erb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       <dt class="required"><%= f.label :summary, "Brief summary (required)" %>: </dt>
       <dd>
         <%= f.text_field :summary, :size => 60, :class => "observe_textlength" %>
-        <%= generate_countdown_html("feedback_summary", ArchiveConfig.FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX) %>
+        <%= generate_countdown_html("feedback_summary", ArchiveConfig.FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX_DISPLAYED) %>
         <p>
           <%= live_validation_for_field('feedback_summary', :failureMessage => ts("Please enter a brief summary of your message")) %>
         </p>
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@
   </fieldset>
   
 <% end %>
-<!--/content-->
\ No newline at end of file
+<!--/content-->
diff --git a/config/config.yml b/config/config.yml
index 24c49e185eb..bda8801f4d3 100644
--- a/config/config.yml
+++ b/config/config.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ CONTENT_MAX: 510000
 CONTENT_MAX_DISPLAYED: 500000
 LOGNOTE_MIN: 5
 LOGNOTE_MAX: 1250
-FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX: 100
+FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX_DISPLAYED: 100
+FEEDBACK_SUMMARY_MAX: 107
 INFO_MAX: 100000
 FAQ_MAX: 200000
 ICON_ALT_MAX: 250