diff --git a/internal/kvstore/table/table.go b/internal/kvstore/table/table.go
index 42fa9bbb..8b57ee34 100644
--- a/internal/kvstore/table/table.go
+++ b/internal/kvstore/table/table.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	MaxKeyLength   = 2048
+	MaxKeyLength   = 256
 	MetadataLength = 29
 )