diff --git a/GUIs.Test.ZUGFeRDTest/App.config b/GUIs.Test.ZUGFeRDTest/App.config
index c60b6a5c..69334236 100644
--- a/GUIs.Test.ZUGFeRDTest/App.config
+++ b/GUIs.Test.ZUGFeRDTest/App.config
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@
         <assemblyIdentity name="IKVM.OpenJDK.Jdbc" publicKeyToken="13235d27fcbfff58" culture="neutral" />
         <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-8.1.5717.0" newVersion="8.1.5717.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.IO.Compression" publicKeyToken="b77a5c561934e089" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.1.2.0" newVersion="4.1.2.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />
         <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.1.0" newVersion="4.0.1.0" />
diff --git a/WEBSERVICES/ZUGFeRDRESTService/Controllers/ValidationController.cs b/WEBSERVICES/ZUGFeRDRESTService/Controllers/ValidationController.cs
index 8657e0ae..c1a7e580 100644
--- a/WEBSERVICES/ZUGFeRDRESTService/Controllers/ValidationController.cs
+++ b/WEBSERVICES/ZUGFeRDRESTService/Controllers/ValidationController.cs
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ namespace ZUGFeRDRESTService.Controllers
                     "(@REFERENCE_GUID, @ITEM_DESCRIPTION, @ITEM_VALUE, @CREATEDWHO, @SPEC_NAME, @GROUP_COUNTER, @IS_REQUIRED)";
 
                 string itemValue = string.Empty;
-                if (pProperty.Value.Length > 900)
+                if (pProperty.Value.Length > 4000)
                 {
-                    itemValue = pProperty.Value.Substring(1, 899);
-                    _logger.Warn("Value for field [{0}] is longer than 900 characters, will be truncated!", pProperty.TableColumn);
+                    itemValue = pProperty.Value.Substring(1, 4000);
+                    _logger.Warn("Value for field [{0}] is longer than 4000 characters, will be truncated!", pProperty.TableColumn);
                 }
                 else
                 {