diff --git a/backend/endpoints.py b/backend/endpoints.py
index 0e177a0..f07c377 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints.py
@@ -157,8 +157,18 @@ def send_bloom():
         return type_check_error
 
     user = get_current_user()
-
-    blooms.add_bloom(sender=user, content=request.json["content"])
+#debugged for extra long bloom
+    content = request.json.get("content","")
+    MAX_BLOOM_LENGTH = 500
+    if len(content) > MAX_BLOOM_LENGTH:
+        return make_response(
+            {
+                "success": False,
+                "message": f"Bloom cannot exceed {MAX_BLOOM_LENGTH} characters",
+            },
+            400,
+        )
+    blooms.add_bloom(sender=user, content=content)
 
     return jsonify(
         {
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index e03836c..5e11b05 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ idna==3.10
 itsdangerous==2.2.0
 Jinja2==3.1.5
 MarkupSafe==3.0.2
-psycopg2==2.9.10
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.10
 pycparser==2.22
 PyJWT==2.10.1
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
diff --git a/front-end/index.html b/front-end/index.html
index 89d6b13..91407f5 100644
--- a/front-end/index.html
+++ b/front-end/index.html
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ <h2 id="bloom-form-title" class="bloom-form__title">Share a Bloom</h2>
               id="bloom-content"
               name="content"
               placeholder="What's happening?"
-              maxlength="280"
+              maxlength="500"
               spellcheck="true"
               required
             ></textarea>
-            <div class="bloom-form__counter" data-counter>0/280</div>
+            <div class="bloom-form__counter" data-counter>0/500</div>
           </div>
 
           <button type="submit" data-submit class="bloom-form__submit">