diff --git a/pandora/monkey_patch/__init__.py b/pandora/monkey_patch/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/pandora/monkey_patch/models.py b/pandora/monkey_patch/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a39d2a5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pandora/monkey_patch/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.core.validators import MaxLengthValidator
+
+NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH = 255
+
+def monkey_patch_username():
+    username = User._meta.get_field("username")
+    username.max_length = NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH
+    for v in username.validators:
+        if isinstance(v, MaxLengthValidator):
+            v.limit_value = NEW_USERNAME_LENGTH
+
+monkey_patch_username()
diff --git a/pandora/settings.py b/pandora/settings.py
index 7a68aec1c..1294432f9 100644
--- a/pandora/settings.py
+++ b/pandora/settings.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
 )
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
+    'monkey_patch',
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',