diff --git a/tables.sql b/tables.sql
index 771a130..92457d6 100644
--- a/tables.sql
+++ b/tables.sql
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ create table JOB (
     constraint PK_JOB_ID primary key(ID) );
 
 -- used to pass / keep extra values, e.g. num_files for jobs that have sets of files, or out* for adding output from jobs that you want to pass to next job in the chain
-create table JOBEXTRA ( ID integer, JOB_ID integer, NAME varchar(32), VALUE varchar(1024),
+create table JOBEXTRA ( ID integer, JOB_ID integer, NAME varchar(32), VALUE varchar,
     constraint PK_JOBEXTRA_ID primary key(ID), constraint FK_JOBEXTRA_JOB_ID foreign key(JOB_ID) references JOB(ID) );
 
 create table JOBLOG ( ID integer, JOB_ID integer, LOG_DATE timestamptz, LOG varchar,