diff --git a/app/models/repository_text_value.rb b/app/models/repository_text_value.rb
index 017aac0a8..6bdc699e8 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_text_value.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_text_value.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ class RepositoryTextValue < ActiveRecord::Base
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :repository_cell
 
   validates :repository_cell, presence: true
+  validates :value,
+            presence: true,
+            length: { maximum: Constants::TEXT_MAX_LENGTH }
 end