diff --git a/app/schemas/postgres.php b/app/schemas/postgres.php
index c20ea1d..6746640 100644
--- a/app/schemas/postgres.php
+++ b/app/schemas/postgres.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function version_1(PDO $pdo)
         bookmark INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
         url TEXT NOT NULL,
         title TEXT NOT NULL,
-        author VARCHAR(255),
+        author TEXT,
         content TEXT,
         updated BIGINT,
         enclosure_url TEXT,
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-db.php b/scripts/migrate-db.php
index 94118b5..8d7e65b 100644
--- a/scripts/migrate-db.php
+++ b/scripts/migrate-db.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function copy_items(PDO $db, $user_id, array $feed_ids, array $items)
             $item['bookmark'] ?: 0,
             $item['url'],
             $item['title'],
-            mb_strlen($item['author']) < 255 ? $item['author'] : '',
+            $item['author'],
             $item['content'],
             $item['updated'] ?: 0,
             $item['enclosure'],