diff --git a/etc/schema/mysql/host.sql b/etc/schema/mysql/host.sql
index 045cf681..e55fc19d 100644
--- a/etc/schema/mysql/host.sql
+++ b/etc/schema/mysql/host.sql
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ CREATE TABLE host_state (
   output text DEFAULT NULL,
   long_output text DEFAULT NULL,
   performance_data text DEFAULT NULL,
-  check_commandline varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+  check_commandline text DEFAULT NULL,
 
   is_problem enum('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
   is_handled enum('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
diff --git a/etc/schema/mysql/service.sql b/etc/schema/mysql/service.sql
index ef5ef25d..673a190d 100644
--- a/etc/schema/mysql/service.sql
+++ b/etc/schema/mysql/service.sql
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ CREATE TABLE service_state (
   output text DEFAULT NULL,
   long_output text DEFAULT NULL,
   performance_data text DEFAULT NULL,
-  check_commandline varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+  check_commandline text DEFAULT NULL,
 
   is_problem enum('y', 'n') NOT NULL,
   is_handled enum('y', 'n') NOT NULL,