diff --git a/server/db/create-admin-user.js b/server/db/create-admin-user.js
index 23c49b9f..48b82345 100644
--- a/server/db/create-admin-user.js
+++ b/server/db/create-admin-user.js
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ const input = async (fieldName, options = {}) => {
       isRequired: true,
     });
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
+    while (process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME.length > 128) {
+      console.log('Name must be no more than 128 characters.');
+      process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME = await input('Name', {
+        isRequired: true,
+      });
+    }
+
     process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME = await input('Username');
 
     if (process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME) {
diff --git a/server/db/seeds/default.js b/server/db/seeds/default.js
index bad40473..2096da7b 100644
--- a/server/db/seeds/default.js
+++ b/server/db/seeds/default.js
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ const buildUserData = () => {
     data.password = bcrypt.hashSync(process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD, 10);
   }
   if (process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME) {
+    if (process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME.length > 128) {
+      console.warn('Warning: DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME exceeds 128 characters; truncating.');
+      data.name = process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME.slice(0, 128);
+    } else {
     data.name = process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_NAME;
+    }
   }
   if (process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME) {
     const username = process.env.DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME.toLowerCase();