diff --git a/krebs/2configs/news.nix b/krebs/2configs/news.nix
index 639cadb37..a4384e003 100644
--- a/krebs/2configs/news.nix
+++ b/krebs/2configs/news.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
   };
 
   krebs.ergo.openFilesLimit = 16384;
+  krebs.ergo.config.limits.nicklen = 100;
   systemd.services.brockman.bindsTo = [ "ergo.service" ];
   systemd.services.brockman.serviceConfig.LimitNOFILE = 16384;
   systemd.services.brockman.environment.BROCKMAN_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG";