diff --git a/app/views/courses/_new_groups_name.html.erb b/app/views/courses/_new_groups_name.html.erb
index 39fa33677..fc2c5a62d 100644
--- a/app/views/courses/_new_groups_name.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/courses/_new_groups_name.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             <% if @canShowCode%>
                 <%= form_tag(updategroupname_course_path(@course,:group_id => group.id), method: 'get', remote:true, :id => 'update_group_'+group.id.to_s) do %>
                     <span id="edit_group_<%= group.id %>" style="display:none; vertical-align: middle;" class=" f_l">
-                      <input type="text" id="group_name_<%= group.id%>" name="group_name" size="20" class="isTxt w90 f_l"  maxlength="100" />
+                      <input type="text" id="group_name_<%= group.id%>" name="group_name" size="20" class="isTxt w90 f_l"  maxlength="20" />
                       <input type="button" class="submit f_l" onclick="edit_group('group_name_<%= group.id%>','<%= valid_ajax_course_path%>','<%= @course.id%>','<%= group.id%>');"/>
                     </span>
                 <% end %>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <li >
         <span id="new_group_name" style="display:none; vertical-align: middle;" class="ml10 f_l">
         <%= form_tag( addgroups_course_path(@course),  method: 'get',:remote=>true,:id => 'add_group_name') do %>
-              <input type="text" id="group_name" name="group_name" size="20" class="isTxt w90 f_l"  maxlength="100" />
+              <input type="text" id="group_name" name="group_name" size="20" class="isTxt w90 f_l"  maxlength="20" />
               <input type="button" class="submit f_l" onclick="add_group('<%= valid_ajax_course_path%>','<%= @course.id%>');"/>
        <% end %>
        </span>