diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
index eab373690..0d1543e6b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Sku/Product.pm
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ sub www_editVariant {
     );
     $f->text(
         -name      => 'shortdesc',
-        -size      => 30,
+        -maxlength => 30,
         -label     => $i18n->get('shortdesc'),
         -hoverHelp => $i18n->get('shortdesc description'),
         -value     => $data->{shortdesc},
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
index 822112ee4..33c205366 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Product.pm
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ be useful, others may not.|,
 	},
 
     'shortdesc description' => {
-        message => q|The will be displayed to the user so they can purchase this variant of your product.|,
-        lastUpdated => 1209494298,
+        message => q|The will be displayed to the user so they can purchase this variant of your product.  It will be limited to 30 characters in length|,
+        lastUpdated => 1210191460,
     },
 
     'add variant' => {