allow configurable length for user group description

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/actions/newgroup.php b/actions/newgroup.php
index 0289e77c2..71647d834 100644
--- a/actions/newgroup.php
+++ b/actions/newgroup.php
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class NewgroupAction extends Action
         } else if (!is_null($fullname) && mb_strlen($fullname) > 255) {
             $this->showForm(_('Full name is too long (max 255 chars).'));
             return;
-        } else if (!is_null($description) && mb_strlen($description) > 140) {
-            $this->showForm(_('description is too long (max 140 chars).'));
+        } else if (User_group::descriptionTooLong($description)) {
+            $this->showForm(sprintf(_('description is too long (max %d chars).'), User_group::maxDescription()));
             return;
         } else if (!is_null($location) && mb_strlen($location) > 255) {
             $this->showForm(_('Location is too long (max 255 chars).'));