diff --git a/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleBoundUserInterface.cs b/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleBoundUserInterface.cs
index dc7448aab1..ac194508a6 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleBoundUserInterface.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Communications/UI/CommunicationsConsoleBoundUserInterface.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Communications.UI
 
         public void AnnounceButtonPressed(string message)
         {
-            var msg = (message.Length <= 256 ? message.Trim() : $"{message.Trim().Substring(0, 256)}...").ToCharArray();
+            var msg = (message.Length <= 1024 ? message.Trim() : $"{message.Trim().Substring(0, 1024)}...").ToCharArray(); // WD EDIT
 
             // No more than 2 newlines, other replaced to spaces
             var newlines = 0;
diff --git a/Content.Server/Communications/CommunicationsConsoleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Communications/CommunicationsConsoleSystem.cs
index 6ac6935a66..9a645663e3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Communications/CommunicationsConsoleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Communications/CommunicationsConsoleSystem.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Communications
         [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _cfg = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IAdminLogManager _adminLogger = default!;
 
-        private const int MaxMessageLength = 256;
+        private const int MaxMessageLength = 1024; // WD EDIT
         private const int MaxMessageNewlines = 2;
         private const float UIUpdateInterval = 5.0f;