diff --git a/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql b/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb35f072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/mysql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ALTER TABLE director_job
+  MODIFY last_error_message TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE sync_rule
+  MODIFY last_error_message TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+
+INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
+  (schema_version, migration_time)
+  VALUES (107, NOW());
diff --git a/schema/mysql.sql b/schema/mysql.sql
index 249a6c98..d53908e8 100644
--- a/schema/mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/mysql.sql
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ CREATE TABLE director_job (
   last_attempt_succeeded ENUM('y', 'n') DEFAULT NULL,
   ts_last_attempt DATETIME DEFAULT NULL,
   ts_last_error DATETIME DEFAULT NULL,
-  last_error_message TEXT,
+  last_error_message TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (id),
   UNIQUE KEY (job_name),
   CONSTRAINT director_job_period
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ CREATE TABLE sync_rule (
     'pending-changes',
     'failing'
   ) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unknown',
-  last_error_message VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+  last_error_message TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
   last_attempt DATETIME DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (id)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
@@ -1313,4 +1313,4 @@ CREATE TABLE sync_run (
 
 INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
   SET migration_time = NOW(),
-      schema_version = 105;
+      schema_version = 107;
diff --git a/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql b/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..293d0387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/pgsql-migrations/upgrade_107.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ALTER TABLE import_source
+    ALTER COLUMN last_error_message TYPE TEXT;
+
+ALTER TABLE sync_rule
+  ALTER COLUMN last_error_message TYPE TEXT;
+
+INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
+  (schema_version, migration_time)
+  VALUES (107, NOW());
diff --git a/schema/pgsql.sql b/schema/pgsql.sql
index 3b5ff663..bc278ca6 100644
--- a/schema/pgsql.sql
+++ b/schema/pgsql.sql
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ CREATE TABLE import_source (
   key_column character varying(64) NOT NULL,
   provider_class character varying(72) NOT NULL,
   import_state enum_sync_state NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unknown',
-  last_error_message character varying(255) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+  last_error_message text NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   last_attempt timestamp with time zone NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (id)
 );
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ CREATE TABLE sync_rule (
   purge_existing enum_boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT 'n',
   filter_expression text DEFAULT NULL,
   sync_state enum_sync_state NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unknown',
-  last_error_message character varying(255) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+  last_error_message text NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   last_attempt timestamp with time zone NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (id)
 );
@@ -1533,4 +1533,4 @@ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX notification_inheritance ON icinga_notification_inheritance
 
 INSERT INTO director_schema_migration
   (schema_version, migration_time)
-  VALUES (106, NOW());
+  VALUES (107, NOW());